Akpabio Petitions DSS Over Alleged Anti-North Comments

On Wednesday, Senator Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate, filed a petition with the Department of State Services (DSS) concerning a purported anti-North statement attributed to him that circulated on social media. The statement, which included Akpabio's photograph, claimed that Northerners would suffer if Bola Tinubu lost the election.

Akpabio denied making this statement, asserting that no credible evidence, such as a date, venue, or official recording, supports its authenticity. He described the graphic as a fabricated and inflammatory piece intended to incite regional resentment against him.

The petition identified Abdullai Musa as one of the first individuals to share the graphic in a Facebook group, along with Uzoma Chilaka and Engineer Ibrahim Umar Ammar, who also circulated similar commentary. Akpabio's Chief of Staff, Chinedu Akubueze, urged the DSS to investigate the matter to identify those responsible for creating and distributing the false statement.