Senate President Godswill Akpabio has publicly addressed circulating studies about his well being following widespread claims that he collapsed and was flown in a foreign country for medical therapy.
The Senate President dispelled the rumours by showing at plenary and sharing pictures exhibiting him actively presiding over Senate proceedings.
The claims, which unfold quickly throughout social media platforms, instructed that Akpabio suffered a medical emergency earlier within the month and was secretly taken to London aboard a non-public jet.
In an obvious response to the hypothesis, Akpabio launched pictures on his verified X account exhibiting him within the Senate chamber, partaking with lawmakers throughout plenary.
The pictures had been taken throughout Tuesday’s session, the place the Senate carried out key legislative duties.
“At this time, Tuesday, December 16, 2025, I presided over Plenary, the place Ambassadorial nominees from President Bola Tinubu had been screened and confirmed,” he wrote.
The event appeared to place to relaxation claims that the Senate President was incapacitated or receiving therapy overseas.
His look at plenary was extensively interpreted as a direct rebuttal of the studies alleging that he had collapsed and was flown to London in a non-public plane.
In the meantime, the Senate has formally stepped into the matter, describing the studies as harmful and able to deceptive the general public.
The higher legislative chamber referred to as on the Nationwide Safety Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to instantly examine the origin and unfold of the rumours.
The Senate additionally directed the Director-Normal of the Division of State Providers, Mr Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, to work intently with the NSA to hold out an intensive investigation geared toward figuring out these answerable for the false studies.
The choice adopted a degree of order raised by Senator Titus Zam, who cited Order 42 of the Senate Standing Orders. The lawmaker expressed deep concern that such studies had been allowed to flow into unchecked for a number of days.
Senator Zam described the claims as “alarming and unacceptable,” noting that the Senate President occupies a delicate nationwide place and shouldn’t be subjected to unverified and deceptive narratives.
He warned that the unfold of such info may undermine public confidence and nationwide stability.
Zam additional condemned studies suggesting that Akpabio was rushed to a hospital in London after struggling a well being emergency, describing the claims as “faux, irresponsible and able to deceptive the general public.”
The senator urged safety companies to hint the supply of the rumours and be certain that these behind them are prosecuted in keeping with the regulation, stressing that accountability would discourage comparable incidents sooner or later.
