Akpabio Behind My Sack from Senate, Says Abbo
*Alleges Orji Kalu, 3 other anti-Akpabio senators to follow suit
Sunday Aborisade in Abuja
The sacked Senator representing Adamawa North, Elisha Abbo has alleged that the President of the Senate , Godswill Akpabio , was behind the ruling of the Appeal Court which terminated his tenure abruptly in the Senate yesterday.
He spoke with journalist a few hours after the news of his sacking went viral in Abuja.
Abbo said four other senators have been penciled down for similar removal judgement from the court of Appeal .
He said Senator Orji Uzor Kalu ( APC Abia North ) was the next target of the planned ‘coup’ against five senators from the Senate by its leadership .
He said the offence sin of the other four other senators that the opposed the emergence of leadership of the 10th Senate in June .
He said, “I have it from reliable source and very highly placed one for that matter , that myself and four other Senators within the fold of the ruling All Progressives Congress ( APC ) would be removed from the Senate through rulings from the courts , all because of working against emergence of Akpabio as President of the 10th Senate .
” I won’t mention the names of all the four other ones targeted but the next in line , is Senator Orji Uzor Kalu,” he said .
He wondered how with over 11, 000 votes margin of victory he had above his closest river , Yohanna Amos Yohanna of the Peoples Democratic Party in the election , the Appeal Court , upturned his victory .
He said, ” The court judgement is strange and the judiciary needs to please remain the last hope of the common man.
” For President Bola Tinubu , i must declare that this is not the democracy he fought for and should please lead in protecting it”, he said .
He however appealed to his supporters to remain calm even as he boasted that he, cannot be taken out of the political space.
He vowed to re – constest in 2027 and win .
Abbo, who expressed disappointment that the judiciary is being used by some people he referred to as “cabal members”, noted that democracy was being destroyed.
He called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to note that the democracy he fought for during the military rule is not the one being practised at the moment.
He described the ruling as strange, Agbo expressed shock that the court could grant a prayer not sought by lawyers of his opponent.
He said, “This is a coup. But I call on my supporters to remain calm”
He also alleged that his stand against the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the APC was another issue that pitched him against some forces in the party.
On whether there was actually a plan to impeach Akpabio, Abbo said it was not true.
He however disclosed that there were serious uproar over the lop-sided manner committee chairmen were appointed without regards for those who supported and voted for the former Zamfara State governor, Abdulaziz Yari.
He however admitted that because of the uproar, all vice- chairmanship appointment has been dissolved to pave way for a reconstitution.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja’s has sacked Senator Ishaku Abbo, a lawmaker representing Adamawa North in the Senate.
The appellate court on Monday voided Abbo’s election in favor of PDP candidate, Amos Yohanna.
