Akpabio Denies PDP Membership Despite Political History
During a Senate plenary session, Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, denied ever being a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), contradicting his political history. This remark arose while discussing a motion to honor Ibrahim Idris, the late former governor of Kogi State, introduced by Senator Jibrin Isah.
Isah reminded Akpabio of their shared PDP affiliation, noting that Idris served as governor from May 29, 2003, to January 27, 2012, and was the longest-serving governor in Kogi's history. Akpabio, who was governor from 2007 to 2015 under the PDP and served as the party's Governors' Forum chair, also won a Senate seat in 2015 on the PDP platform and was Senate Minority Leader until 2018 before joining the All Progressives Congress (APC).
His denial of PDP membership sparked controversy, highlighting a public contradiction of his political past as the Senate deliberated on commemorating Idris.
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