Nigeria’s Senate President Godswill Akpabio has denied reports that operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS, stormed National Assembly on alleged impeachment moves by lawmakers in the Upper Legislative Chamber.
Senator Akpabio informed Senators that his attention had been drawn to the reports during plenary on Wednesday.
He described the reports as fake.
The Senate President lamented that fake news was gradually taking over the media space.
“There is no limit to what online publications cannot do. This is total fake news and the impeachment of principal officers did not arise and we are all here in the National Assembly without any controversial issues.
“I learnt that they could click an AI and news will start trending to drive traffic and I am sure the traffic for this fake news is massive by now,” he said.
The Senate President later referred the matter to the Committee on Special Duties for investigation.
The report of the investigation is to be presented to the Committee of the Whole within 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the Northern Senators Forum and in deed, the entire senators have denied an attempt to impeach Senate President Godswill Obot Akpabio.
Addressing members of the Senate Press Corps (SPC), shortly after plenary, the Chairman of the Forum, Senator Abdulazeez Musa Yar’adua said that there was nothing like that, even as he said that they are solidly behind the Senator Akpabio – led Senate.
Treating the publication with a wave of hand and a mere allegation, Senator Yar’Adua however maintained that the senate is very strong and also using its legislative machinery to move the country forward, even as he advised people to go about performing their duties in a way of moving the country forward.
Earlier, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Senator Yemi Adaramodu described the alleged publication as false and unfounded.
He also said that the 10th Senate is intact and working toward moving the country to the expected level.
Lateefah Ibrahim
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