Senators not plotting to remove Akpabio — Spokesman

Eseme Eyiboh

Eseme Eyiboh, special adviser on media and publicity to the Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has said that there is no plot to change the leadership.

In a statement on Saturday, Mr Eyiboh said reports that suggested imminent change in the leadership of the Senate were false.

He said that the Senate cannot be distracted by innuendo and what appeared to be a syndicated media attack from outside the National Assembly.

“Senators are presently concluding their holidays in their constituencies and other places they have chosen to spend their time after the rigours of the inauguration and ministerial screening and other constructive engagements,” said Eyiboh.

“All senators are also refreshing themselves ahead of the resumption, therefore, any suggestions that they are presently engaged in other subversive plots against the institution is rather uncharitable.

“It is mostly uncharitable for those senators who initially did not support the emergence of the leadership but who have all unanimously endorsed the Akpabio-led leadership.

“Continuing to link these senators with needless conspiracy with barely disguised innuendo is rather unkind.”

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Yemi Adaramodu, also said there is no such plan underway as the Senate is a united family.