Akpabio Denies PDP Membership Despite Political History
During a Senate plenary, Senate President Godswill Akpabio denied ever being a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), despite his significant history with the party. Akpabio's denial came while responding to a motion to honor the late former Kogi State governor Ibrahim Idris, who was a PDP member.
Senator Jibrin Isah, who sponsored the motion, reminded Akpabio of their shared past in the party. Akpabio claimed, “I was never in the PDP.
My spirit might be there, but my heart was never there. I have always been a progressive.” This statement overlooks his previous roles, including serving as a commissioner under a PDP-led administration in Akwa Ibom State, being the governor from 2007 to 2015, and chairing the PDP Governors’ Forum.
He was also elected to the Senate in 2015 as a PDP member and served as Senate Minority Leader until 2018 when he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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