{"id":126464,"date":"2024-07-31T20:40:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T19:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/its-time-to-impeach-senate-president-akpabio-aisha-yesufu"},"modified":"2024-07-31T21:52:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T20:52:26","slug":"its-time-to-impeach-senate-president-akpabio-aisha-yesufu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/its-time-to-impeach-senate-president-akpabio-aisha-yesufu","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s time to impeach Senate President Akpabio \u2013 Aisha Yesufu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Popular rights activist and co-convener of BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group, Aisha Yesufu, has called for the impeachment of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.<\/p>\n<p>Yesufu said senators would not encounter any resistance if they opted to impeach Akpabio.<\/p>\n<p>Posting on X, Yesufu wrote: \u201cDear Senators. It is time to impeach Godswill Akpabio. It is still one of you that will replace him as Senate President.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou will not encounter any resistance. Propaganda cannot work on people that are hungry. The growling of their stomach will drown out the noise and they won\u2019t be able to hear the propaganda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her remark came after Akpabio mocked Nigerians planning to hit the streets on August 1 to protest against President Bola Tinubu\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate President had urged aggrieved Nigerians willing to protest to go ahead, saying \u201cbut let us be there eating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Noting that all Nigerians are feeling the impact of the hardship in the country, Akpabio assured that the situation would last only for a short time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Popular rights activist and co-convener of BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group, Aisha Yesufu, has called for the impeachment of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Yesufu said senators would not encounter any resistance if they opted to impeach Akpabio. Posting on X, Yesufu wrote: \u201cDear Senators. It is time to impeach Godswill Akpabio. 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