Senate President Disowns Alleged Appointment in Team Akpabio for Tinubu Group

By Ugbede James Ankpa

The Office of the President of the Senate has reacted to a statement circulating on social media and attributed to one Hon. Aondoaver Nyakuma over an alleged appointment within a group known as Team Akpabio for Tinubu (TAT).
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President of the Senate, Hon.

Eseme Eyiboh, MNIPR, and made available to journalists in Abuja.
According to the statement, the Office provided the following clarifications to set the record straight:
First, the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, has no affiliation with, nor does he have any operational knowledge of, the internal affairs, appointments, or activities of any political support group, including Team Akpabio for Tinubu. The statement explained that such groups are voluntary associations independently formed by their members to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Akpabio, and they do not require the approval, endorsement, or authorization of the President of the Senate.
Secondly, Senator Akpabio does not know Hon. Aondoaver Nyakuma and has never appointed him, or any other person, to any position within any political support group.
The statement further clarified that the President of the Senate maintains a cordial and respectful institutional relationship with the Executive Governor of Benue State, His Excellency, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, and does not harbour any personal or political disagreement with him.
It also emphasized that Senator Akpabio does not represent Benue State in the National Assembly and therefore has no responsibility to intervene in the state’s internal political affairs. His duties as President of the Senate, the Office stressed, are national, constitutional, and institutional in nature.
The Office of the President of the Senate consequently urged members of the public and the media to ignore any statements or narratives attempting to link Senator Akpabio to claims, appointments, or grievances arising from the activities of private political support groups.