{"id":170752,"date":"2025-07-22T18:44:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/akpabio-worst-senate-president-nigeria-ever-had"},"modified":"2025-07-22T19:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T18:51:11","slug":"akpabio-worst-senate-president-nigeria-ever-had","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/akpabio-worst-senate-president-nigeria-ever-had","title":{"rendered":"Akpabio Worst Senate President Nigeria Ever Had"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday, described President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio as the worst ever in the history of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Natasha disclosed that Akpabio runs the Senate like his third term as governor of Akwa Ibom State.<\/p>\n<p>The embattled lawmaker disclosed this while addressing journalists in front of the National Assembly gate.<\/p>\n<p>Natasha, who was poised to resume sitting Tuesday, was prevented from gaining entrance into the National Assembly complex.<\/p>\n<p>Condemning the act, the lawmaker said Akpabio has done her many wrongs.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cThat outburst I had on the floor was just a combination of so many wrongs that Akpabio has meted against me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I will say this, that it\u2019s a shame that we have had some many good Senate Presidents like Chuba Okadigbo of blessed memory, we\u2019ve had David Mark, Bukola Saraki, and we\u2019ve even had Ahmed Lawan who is currently a senator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is much the worst Assembly Nigeria has ever had and I hope we will not have to suffer this anymore because it tells a lot on the individual.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have said this before and I\u2019m saying it again, Senate President Godswill Akpabio runs the Nigerian Senate as if it\u2019s a third term governor of Akwa Ibom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany governors are afraid, you have all seen what\u2019s happening, you are not allowed to speak, when you try to speak or air your views on certain issues that are critical, you get shut down if it does not conform with what he wants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday, described President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio as the worst ever in the history of Nigeria. Natasha disclosed that Akpabio runs the Senate like his third term as governor of Akwa Ibom State. 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