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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has denied accusations that he promised senatorial seats to members who lost the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries.
Akpabio had hinted at efforts to ensure favourable outcomes for sitting senators affected by recent primary elections.
The senate president spoke on Tuesday, while welcoming lawmakers back from the three-week recess and the Eid-el-Kabir break.
Akpabio suggested that efforts were underway to reduce the political fallout from the primary season for senators.
“And in this senate, we are promised that we will have very few disappointments. And I do know that the senate leader and the leadership of the senate are working very hard towards that,” he said.
In a statement made on Saturday by Eseme Eyiboh, special adviser on media and publicity, Akpabio described the claims as misleading.
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The Senate President stated that he never made nor authorised any pledge to ensure tickets for senators affected by the results of the party’s primary.
According to the statement, Akpabio merely expressed sympathy for senators who were adversely affected by the outcome of the exercise.
The statement said he assured the lawmakers that the APC leadership was working to address issues arising from the primaries.
“What the President of the Senate actually said, in the course of interacting with his colleagues, was to empathize with senators who were affected negatively by the outcome of their primary elections,” the statement reads.
“He assured them that the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, is actively working to address all issues arising from the primaries and that the final list of candidates will be released in due course in line with the party’s constitution and electoral guidelines.”
The senate president said he remains committed to party discipline and due process.
