A northern group under the auspices of the Arewa Youth Assembly For Good Leadership (AYAGL), has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of waging a political war against the northern region with the recent suspension of the senator representing Kogi Central in the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
The group which made the allegations at press conference in Kaduna on Monday, also gave the Senate 48 hours to recall Akpoti-Uduaghan or they would mobilize their members to occupy the National Assembly Complex as well as block the Lokoja-Kaduna express road, and all major highways in the 19 Northern States and FCT.
The Speaker of the Assembly, Ambassador Abdul Danbature, who addressed the press conference, alleged that Akpabio’s recent actions against northern senators indicate a deliberate attempt to silence critical voices from the region, and called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene while warning that the Senate President’s alleged bias threatens national unity and democratic harmony.
