Special Adviser Media/Publicity, Office of the President of the Senate, Hon Eseme Eyiboh.
By Anietie Akpan
The Office of the President of the Senate has distanced itself from the internal affairs of Team Akpabio for Tinubu (TAT) or any support group operating in the country or elsewhere.
A statement on Wednesday, January 14, signed by the Special Adviser Media/Publicity, Office of the President of the Senate, Hon Eseme Eyiboh, said note has been taken of a statement circulating on social media attributed to one Hon. Aondoaver Nyakuma regarding an alleged appointment within a group known as Team Akpabio for Tinubu (TAT).
For the avoidance of doubt, the the statement by Hon. Eyiboh clarified that the “President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, has no affiliation with, and no operational knowledge of, the internal affairs, appointments, or activities of any political support group, including those operating under the name Team Akpabio for Tinubu.
“Such groups are voluntary associations formed independently by their members, who act on their own initiative in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Akpabio, and do not require the approval, endorsement, or authorization of the President of the Senate”.
Senator Akpabio according to the statement, “does not know Hon. Aondoaver Nyakuma and has never appointed him or any other individual to any position within any political support group.
“The President of the Senate enjoys a cordial and respectful institutional relationship with His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, and harbours no personal or political dispute with him.
“Senator Akpabio does not represent Benue State in the National Assembly and has no obligation to intervene in intra-state political matters. His role as President of the Senate is national, constitutional, and institutional”.
The Office of the Senate President therefore urged the public and the media to “disregard any statements or narratives that seek to associate the President of the Senate with claims, appointments, or grievances arising from private political groups”.
