Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate, on Tuesday led a Senate delegation to condole with the family of Senator Okechukwu Ezea who died on 18th November, 2025. The Senate had earlier adjourned Tuesday plenary to allow Senators pay the condolence visit to the Abuja home of the Senator who until his death represented Enugu […]
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has promised the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno of total support of the people of Akwa Ibom North West senatorial district to return him to office in 2027. Akpabio made the pledge in a brief remarks at the weekend during the reception in honour of late Deaconess […]
President Bola Tinubu today forwarded to the Senate the name of Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan to the Senate for confirmation as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed this at the beginning of plenary on Tuesday when he read the letter from the President. Akpabio referred the […]
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has urged Nigerian youths not to lose hope in the country but to remain optimistic about its future. Speaking at an interactive session tagged “An Uncommon Evening with the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio” held at the APC Youth House in Abuja, Akpabio said that the reforms of President Bola […]
Godswill Akpabio, Senate President, has taunted opposition following the defection of Kelvin Chukwu, senator representing Enugu East. Akpabio, on Wednesday, aimed a dig at the opposition lawmakers in the upper legislative chamber after Chukwu moved to the ruling party from the APC. Chukwu, who announced his defection during plenary, attributed his decision to a lingering […]
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi Central, has criticised Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, over her suspension from the National Assembly. She declared that he is not more of a senator than she is. On Tuesday, September 23, Akpoti-Uduaghan reclaimed her office hours after officials unlocked it following her six-month suspension by the Senate. “It is […]
Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, has said Nigeria’s political leadership cannot function effectively without the moral guidance of the church. He said this on Sunday at the opening of the second plenary session of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) in Obot Akara, Akwa Ibom State. Akpabio noted that the church remains the nation’s […]
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has advocated a better working environment and sophisticated equipment for security agents in the country. He said the government at the various level.ofbhoberrnsnce ought to invest handsomely in the welfare of security personnel to get the best of professionalism from them. This is as he assured security agencies in […]
…assures Swiss lawmakers of engagement By Haruna Salami In furtherance of the resolve of the President Bola Tinubu administration to aggregate means of deepening the economy base, the Federal Government is set to explore economic innovations in the European market. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio said this on Monday while receiving in audience […]
BY TUNDE OPALANA President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has admonished the Akwa Ibom State Government and its people to give absolute support to the contractors that would be handling the Akwa Ibom -Calabar axis of the coastal highway. Akpabio stated this while speaking at the stakeholders’ engagement on the alignment of Sections 3b and […]
By Tunde Opalana President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has said that the President Ahmed Tinubu-led government at the centre, is focused on ensuring that Nigeria remains an inseparable and indivisible entity. He stated this in his remarks at the Interdenominational Church Service for the 2024 Armed Forces Rememberance Day Celebration held at the National […]
By Jackson Udom Frank, assertive but unassuming, President of the 10th Senate, Godswill Obot Akpabio, has always cut the figure of a determined and purpose-driven leader wherever the mantle of leadership falls on him since his burst into the political limelight in Akwa Ibom State as Commissioner in charge of three different ministries in 2002. […]
…says “We can’t be seen opposing our party’s choices By Tunde Opalana The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdulahi Sule, has said that Northern Governors who championed the call for the Presidency of Nigeria to be zoned to the southern part of Nigeria, could not be seen opposing the choices of the party and President-elect, Bola […]
BY TUNDE OPALANA Former Minister, Niger Delta Affairs and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has stated that the APC has the competence, capacity, ability and acceptance to win election in Nigeria and Akwa Ibom State. Addressing a mammoth crowd of party members, supporters and […]
*Says ingratitude, a sin before God Tunde Opalana, Abuja Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has attributed the success story and the uncommon transformation witnessed in Akwa Ibom State during his administration to his relationship with God. He also stated that the act of ingratitude, not giving God what he wants which are […]
*Performs Ground-Breaking Ceremony Of Mohamadu Buhari Law Faculty Building Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry Senator Godswill Akpabio, has said that national security can only be achieved through concerted efforts in collaboration with relevant stakeholders across the different levels and sectors, especially the education sector. He described the provision of security as the most valuable objective […]
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, says he has no interest in contesting the 2023 presidential election or succeeding President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Jackson Udom, the minister stated that he is focused on steering the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. Akpabio added that he […]
Andrew Orolua, Abuja The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) said on Wednesday that it is grilling the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the interim administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr Effiong Okon Akwa, over a N100 million bribe allegation. Both men reportedly appeared before the Investigation Committee set […]
Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies to immediately invite the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to name politicians in the All Progressives Congress (APC) that are behind the acts of terrorism and banditry ravaging the nation. The party […]
**Says politics, external forces responsible for insurrections Tom Okpe, Abuja Minister for Niger Delta Development and former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio has blamed insecurity in the country on political and external forces saying that the present government led by President Muhammadu Buhari cannot be pulled down. Akpabio, who spoke at the […]