Senate Breaks Silence After Akpabio Allegedly Collapsed

The Senate has broken its silence to the reports that Senate President Godswill Akpabio reportedly collapsed.

Some reports earlier claimed that Akpabio collapsed during his birthday colloquium. However, reacting to that claim, the spokesperson of the 10th Senate, Yemi Adaramodu, refuted those reports that Akpabio collapsed at an event in Abuja during the celebration of his 61st birthday.

He dismissed the reports and emphasized Akpabio’s well-being, stating, “Nothing of such happened. Everybody saw him today, he was hale and hearty.”

Adaramodu, in a conversation with Punch, challenged the credibility of the claim, asking, “How can people make that kind of claim without video clips? Is it possible to witness such a thing and not make a video?”

Additionally, Jackson Udom, one of the Senate President’s media aides, denied the incident, stating, “The report is not true. The Senate President didn’t collapse neither was he wheeled out. Let the people sharing the story provide a picture of such happenings.”

However, sources reported to the platform that Akpabio slumped while seated at the hotel where the event took place. They clarified that he did not collapse while walking but slumped while seated. An anonymous source mentioned, “The Senate President must have been tired. He was seated after the colloquium, and the next thing was that he slumped.”

Another source supported this account, stating, “After the Senate President escorted the President alongside some other senators, he came back and sat down when he slumped. He was resuscitated and then rushed to a private hospital not too far from Transcorp. He is still in the hospital.”