Senate Stability Group of the 10th Senate has said the support and endorsement of Mr President and the party leadership for Senator Godswill Akpabio and Senator Jubril Barau APC Endorsed candidacy for Senate President and Deputy Senate President has not been withdrawn nor being contemplated as erroneously stated in a report.
Reacting to a report that President Tinubu has withdrew his support for Akpabio, the group in statement signed Media Unit, Stability Group For Akpabio/Barau Campaign Organisation said the purported withdrawal of support exists only in the minds of its purveyors and sponsors
The group which also debunked the allegation of break in the rank of over 70 senators-elect supporting Senator Godswill Akpabio and Senator Jubril Barau APC Endorsed candidacy for Senate President and Deputy Senate President said those who are scared of coming to terms with the reality on ground resort to cheap blackmail, name calling, outright lies and falsehood.
“The sponsors and backers of the story through out their wild goose chase labored profusely to paint the party’s preferred senate leadership in bad light with no concrete evidence to prove their corruption allegation.
“Senator Akpabio has served this country in various capacities from when he was a commissioner, two term governor, Senate Minority Leader and most recently, as a member of the Federal Executive Council without any blemish except a tone of allegation which has not yet been proven. Yet mischief makers carry around the spurious allegations simply because he is running for the office of the President of the10th Senate.
The truth is that desperate opposition to the party’s position are now jittery with their imminent failure with President Bola Tinubu now as Leader of APC and President. ”
“The rebels to the party’s position are also jittery that Tinubu being a man of his words, the decision of the party on zoning would remain unaltered with the massive support of Senators-Elect across all geo-political zones with South West Senators-Elect as the arrow heads of Akpabio/Barau ticket.
“From our observations in the last few days, particularly after the successful inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the 16th president of the country, the heat is now on the rebels as discreet investigations for money laundering has commenced against some of them who think they can use money to buy some of the over 70 Senators-Elect supporting the Akpabio/Barau ticket.
“Finally, the Akpabio/ Barau ticket has continued to enjoy the support of Mr President, party leadership, the Governor’s Forum, party stakeholders across party lines and over 70 Senators-Elect, who would cast their votes for the preferred candidates for the NASS Leadership.
“One million and one purveyors and sponsors of fake news, lies and blackmail in the newspapers and online news platforms cannot alter the decison of the Senators-elect, who are more than eager and willing to put the duo of Akpabio and Barau on the driving seats of the National Assembly come 13th June, 2023.”
