Oshiomhole Publicly Accuses Akpabio of Breaching Peace Agreement
Senator Adams Oshiomhole of Edo North has publicly accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of breaking a privately agreed peace deal between the two men. The accusation came during a plenary session of the Nigerian Senate, where Oshiomhole claimed that Akpabio violated their truce by making a comment about 'massaging women's legs.'
The remark, which drew attention across the chamber, appeared to reference an earlier exchange that had put Oshiomhole on the defensive. Oshiomhole stated: 'I want to report to this house that the Senate President and I, we signed a truce of no more hostilities, and the Senate President breached the truce by reverting to a previous matter... The truce stands. You should not violate. I will not violate.'
Akpabio Offers Public Apology on Senate Floor
In response, Senate President Akpabio did not dismiss the complaint. He offered a public apology to his colleague, carefully wording his statement: 'Let me first of all apologise to Oshiomhole if whatever I said could in any way injure him or make him feel offended.' The exchange, while lighthearted in tone, underscores the sometimes strained relations between the two senior figures in the tenth Senate.
Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo State and ex-national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been increasingly vocal in his criticisms of Senate leadership under Akpabio in recent months.
Nigerians React to the Senate Drama
The video of the session has generated widespread reactions on social media. Gabriel Unwaba criticized the Senate leadership, stating: 'The leadership of the senate does not appear serious in any way. Imagine senators bantering about Oshiomhole massaging women's legs, yet failing to oversee budget implementation for the past three years, while still approving indiscriminate government borrowing.'
Kehinde Ogunbiyi mocked the Senate: 'A home of brainstorm and oversight has suddenly become an habitat of comics. What a season to remember in Nigeria.' Elvis commented: 'Despite all that has been going on in this country, see wetin this ones dey talk about. God when.' Alex added: 'Other nations Senate dey discuss matters of national interest, Nigeria my country is discussing personal interests. Smh.'
Background: Earlier Dispute Over NNPCL Audit
Legit.ng earlier reported that the apology centered on Akpabio's description of Oshiomhole's 'dead or alive' comment about former NNPCL chief Mele Kyari. The original remark came during a Senate probe into about ₦210 trillion in unreconciled entries in NNPCL's audited accounts.
