Anxiety as Senate President Godswill Akpabio sued on fresh charges

  • Senate President Godswill Akpabio has landed in fresh trouble over his holiday allowance comment for Senators
  • An accountability organisation, SERAP, in a statement on Thursday, announced that it would be filing a suit against the Senate President over the comment
  • Akpabio, during a plenary on Wednesday, disclosed that the senators had been sent a token for the enjoyment of their holiday; he withdrew his statement and described it as a prayer

FCT, Abuja – The socio-economic and accountability project (SERAP) has announced that it will file a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over the alleged payment of “holiday allowance” to the lawmakers.

During a plenary session on Wednesday, August 10, Akpabio said enjoyment allowance had been sent to the lawmakers; he withdrew his statement and said “prayers” had been forwarded to them.