Ahead of Defection, Akpabio Resigns as Senate Minority Leader
Senator representing Akwa Ibom North West District at the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Obot Akpabio has resigned his position as the Senate Minority Leader.
Senator Akpabio resigned in a letter dated August 4, 2018, and sent to Deputy Senate Minority Leader, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha.
ALEDEH reports that in the resignation letter, Senator Akpabio copied the Senate President, Deputy Senate President, Senate Leader, Senate Minority Whip, Senate Deputy Minority Whip, Clerk of the Senate, Clerk of the National Assembly, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party, Prince Uche Secondus and all senators.
Senator Akpabio resigned in a letter dated August 4, 2018, and sent to Deputy Senate Minority Leader, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha.
ALEDEH reports that in the resignation letter, Senator Akpabio copied the Senate President, Deputy Senate President, Senate Leader, Senate Minority Whip, Senate Deputy Minority Whip, Clerk of the Senate, Clerk of the National Assembly, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party, Prince Uche Secondus and all senators.
Though Akpabio did not state the reasons for his resignation, report has it that the Akwa Ibom North West lawmaker will be decamping to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party from the PDP.
The former Senate Minority Leader, will not only decamp to the APC but will be joined by three (3) members of the House of Representatives from Akwa Ibom State as well as twelve (12) members of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly.
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