Paul Ibe, the media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the Senate over the controversy surrounding the defection of Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe from the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, to the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
Ibe made the remarks in a post shared on his X handle while
reacting to the brief tension that occurred in the Senate on Thursday after
Abaribe’s defection was announced during a plenary presided over by Senator
Godswill Akpabio.
During the session, some lawmakers reportedly questioned the
constitutional basis for the defection.
Reacting, Ibe accused the Senate leadership of selectively
invoking constitutional provisions, questioning why similar concerns were not
raised when opposition lawmakers allegedly defected to the ruling All
Progressives Congress, APC.
“All of a sudden, Tinubu’s lapdog Senate is invoking
sections of the Nigerian Constitution in querying Senator Abaribe’s defection
to the ADC,” Ibe wrote.
He further claimed that Abaribe had already ceased to be a
member of APGA before aligning with the ADC, noting that the Abia State chapter
of the party had indefinitely suspended the senator on September 26, 2025, over
alleged anti-party activities.
“It is a shame that they don’t know or pretend not to know
that Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe was indefinitely suspended from APGA by the Abia
State chapter on September 26, 2025, for alleged anti-party activities,” he
stated.
According to Ibe, the suspension meant Abaribe was no longer
a member of APGA at the time he identified with the ADC.
“So, Akpabio and his lackeys should save their energies for
making laws for the good of Nigerians and not just serving as Tinubu’s yes-men
and yes-women,” he added.
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