‘Akpabio’s wife’s visit to Senate Chamber not for voodoo purposes’ – Aide

The Office of the Nigerian Senate President, has denied “unholy access” to the Senate Chamber on Saturday by the wife of the Senate President, Mrs Unoma Ekaette Akpabio.

In a statement on Saturday by the Special Adviser to the President of the Senate on Diaspora and Non-governmental organisations, Dr Jibrin Lawal Tafida, described the report as “misinformation”, which said, Mrs Akpabio led “marabouts and spiritualists” to the Senate Chamber on Saturday.

Advertisements

Concerns were raised about Mrs Akpabio’s visit to the Chamber on Saturday with some persons whose faces were not known to the security agents on guard in the Chamber.

Tafida in the statement insisted that Mrs Akpabio’s visit to the Chamber was purely administrative, adding that she visited the National Assembly Complex to “observe and assess” malfunctioning equipment and facilities within the chamber.

Advertisements

He said the visit was at the instance of the Senate President who has been bombarded with complaints of facilities down-time which should be fixed before the date of resumption.

Tafida insisted that that Mrs Akpabio led individuals of.questionable standing described as “marabouts” into the Chamber.

He emphasised that those that accompanied the Senate President’s wife were professionals, technicians and specialists in different areas, including ICT and audio-visual system technicians, and building maintenance experts whose expertise was required for the inspection.

According to him, the visit was known to Security and and personnel working in the Chambers.

Advertisements