Chairman, Senate Committee on Navy, Gbenga Daniel, has dismissed speculations that Senate President Godswill Akpabio has been hospitalised in an unnamed hospital in London.
Debunking the report, Daniels revealed that he had a stopover in London to inform the Akpabio on his planned return to Nigeria to partake in the August 16th bye-election to fill the vacant seat of the Ikenne/ Sagamu/ Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun State, which was declared vacant following the death of former Deputy Whip of the House of Representatives, Hon Adewumi Onanuga.
“I am here to formally inform you, Mr Senate President, that I will be returning to Nigeria to partake in the August 16th bye-elections into the Ikenne/Sagamu/ Remo North Federal Constituency, which was declared vacant after the death of late Hon Onanuga. Your Excellency, the news out there is that you have been indisposed, but seeing you here now paints a very different picture. Congratulations, Your Excellency,” he said.
In a statement, the Special Assistant on Media to Akpabio, Jackson Udom, said Akpabio expressed gratitude to the Ogun State senator for coming to inform him of the August 16th bye-election and his decision to return home to be part of it.
The President of the Senate, however, assured the former governor that from information at his disposal, the ruling party will carry the day.
“With the commitments and support of Governor Dapo Abiodun, your good self and other stakeholders of our party in the state, we will retain the House of Representatives seat at the end of the election.
“Let me congratulate you in advance, because you have all it takes to retain that Federal Constituency seat for our great party. You are from there and interestingly, the Governor is also from there, so I don’t harbour any fear,” Akpabio said.
Speaking on his purported sickness, as reported by some sections of the media, particularly social media, Akpabio said, “If you listen to the social media, you will go to war.”
Akpabio not hospitalized, he’s hale, hearty in London – Gbenga Daniel
