SENATOR GODSWILL AKPABIO: Senator Godswill Akpabio has formally tendered his resignation as the Minority Leader at the upper chamber of the National Assembly.
Akpabio, who represents Akwa Ibom North West, is set to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to the All Progressives Congress(APC) on Wednesday.
According to a statement by his media aide, Mr. Jackson Udom, the resignation letter was dated August 4, 2028.
Udom said the letter was addressed to the Deputy Minority Leader, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha.
The statement said: “Senator Akpabio thanked the Senate leadership, the minority leadership, all distinguished Senators, his party the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the opportunity to lead the PDP Caucus in the last three years.
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“Senator Akpabio is expected to be received into the All Progressives Congress (APC) at a rally in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday, August 8, 2018.â€
Mr Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, has been on the spotlight in the past few days, following his planned defection from the opposition PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mr Akpabio, though a first-timer, was elected Senate minority leader in 2015, against known parliamentary convention where leadership positions are usually given to ranking senators.
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