The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has refuted stories on alleged sharing of dollars to fellow Senators before approval of the State of Emergency imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu.
Rebuttal by the Senate President was made by his Special Adviser on Media, Hon Eseme Eyiboh, through statement of clarification issued on Saturday.
Eyiboh in the statement said, “My attention has been drawn to a story in circulation credited to a Press Release I issued. For the avoidance of doubt, I wish to state thus: ( 1)That, I have not and never issued anyPress Release in relation to the IFTAR (breaking of fast)hosted by His Excellency, Senator Godswill Akpabio GCON.
“(2)That, it is true, a newspaper correspondent called me on the phone to confirm or disclaim to the rumour of sharing Dollars during the breaking of the fast.
“(3), That it is true that I confirmed the IFTAR meeting and further asserted that, the Distinguished Senate President has always hosted his colleagues of both religious faith in every season of spiritual rebirth.
“(4)That, there has never existed any reason to share any money in such a solemn meeting and no money in any currency was shared. I have vehemently denied this spurious rumour of sharing any money.
“The rumour in itself is peddled by the merchants of blackmail enterprise to add flavour to their subsisting hate and malice campaign.”