A former governor of Edo State and chieftain of the ruling APC, Adams Oshiomhole, has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of facing what he described as a “serious moral crisis” over an alleged proposal to amend Senate rules on eligibility for the office of Senate President.
Speaking while addressing journalists, Oshiomhole claimed that Akpabio is seeking to alter the rules that originally brought him into office by proposing that only senators who have spent up to eight years in the Red Chamber should be eligible to emerge as Senate President.
According to Oshiomhole, the proposal raises questions of fairness and consistency because Akpabio himself has not spent up to eight years in the Senate.
The APC senator argued that if such a rule is eventually adopted and applied, the Senate President would have to vacate his position in order to lead by example.
“He is now asking the Senate to change the rules that brought him to office,” Oshiomhole reportedly said, insisting that the move presents a moral contradiction.
The remarks have added to ongoing political discussions within the National Assembly over leadership, internal rules, and the future direction of the Senate.
