On Monday, a few hours after the Court of Appeal declared his election to the Senate invalid, he made this statement at his Abuja home.
Senator Godswill Akpabio’s quest for the Senate presidency was not supported by four other senators, according to Senator Elisha Abbo, who claimed that his dismissal was the result of a power play.
On Monday, a few hours after the Court of Appeal declared his election to the Senate invalid, he made this statement at his Abuja home.
Orji Uzor Kalu was one of the five senators named by Abbo, who represented Adamawa North, during the press conference as the ones who would be booted out of the red chambers for opposing Akpabio’s campaign.
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“At my level, I can’t afford to guess or act hastily. I am unable to conjecture at this level. It’s true what I’m telling you, he said.
“Five of us were targeted for expulsion, a very senior Nigerian citizen informed me. Orji Uzor Kalu and I would both be leaving, and she would follow. That is true.
He appealed to his supporters despite the verdict, calling the decision to fire him a coup against democracy.
So it doesn’t matter if someone wins or loses. No, he continued. This “coup against democracy”
Despite the court naming Amos Yohanna of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the February election, Senator Abbo insisted that he actually won the contest.
He claimed that he outperformed the PDP candidate by a margin of 11,000 votes.
Despite the allegations, Akpabio’s team maintains that it is not involved in his sack.
