Senator Abbo Accuses Akpabio of Being Responsible for His Removal, Reveals Other Targeted Senators

The Senator representing Adamawa North, Elisha Abbo, alleged on Monday that five senators have been penciled down for sack from the Red Chamber for refusing to support Godswill Akpabio’s bid for the Senate presidency in June.

Abbo, who stated this at a media briefing in Abuja, added that the former Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, was among the five senators penciled down for removal from the Senate for refusing to support Akpabio’s aspiration.

The lawmaker stated these a few hours after the Court of Appeal nullified his victory in the February 25 election in the district.

In a ruling delivered earlier on Monday, the appellate court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to Abbo and issue the same to Rev. Amos Yohanna Kumai of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Earlier in May, the All Progressives Congress, APC National Working Committee had endorsed Akpabio and Barau Jibrin as the party’s consensus candidates for the positions of senate president and deputy, respectively.

At the briefing, Abbo insisted that he won the election with a margin of 11,000 votes.

He added that the appellate court ruling would not stand.

Meanwhile, Senate President Akpabio has distanced himself from Abbo’s political travail and denied being behind his removal from the Red Chamber.

Mr. Eseme Eyiboh, media aide to the Senate President said his principal has no hand in the court judgement, which sacked Abbo from the Senate.

He noted that the Court of Appeal across the country decides cases based on the provisions of the Electoral Act and evidence advanced by petitioners.

He also noted that the Senate President has no reason to witch-hunt any of his colleagues.