Abuja, June 25, 2024 – The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has dismissed media reports that the Senate was proposing the purchase of new aircraft for the president and vice president.
According to a press statement issued on Tuesday by Jackson Udom, the Media Aide to the President of the Senate, Akpabio made the rebuttal during his visit to Maiduguri.
The statement said Akpabio denied the reports while speaking to newsmen in Maiduguri after leading a delegation to pay a condolence visit to Senator Tahir Monguno over the death of his father.
Akpabio said: “I want to dispel the rumour that you are hearing that the Senate President said he will buy a new plane for the President and his Vice, irrespective of the fact that Nigerians are hungry or whatever.
“I never said that. I was actually in Zanzibar, Tanzania, It is the handiwork of propagandists and fifth columnists, who never see anything good in what we are doing.
“Be rest assured, pray for the government, have patience and be assured that the combination of Tinubu and Shettima will bring wealth and prosperity to all.
“I am happy to see that peace has returned to Borno, as a result of the hard work of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I want to tell the good people of Borno to continue to support the administration.”
