I’m sorry- sacked Senator Abbo apologises to Akpabio after accusing him of being behind his removal

Embattled senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Elisha Abbo, has apologized to Senate president Godswill Akpabio who he accused of being behind his recent removal by the Court of Appeal.

Abbo made the apology while speaking in an interview on Arise Television on Tuesday night, October 17. 

Recall that the Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Monday, October 16, nullified the election of Abbo and declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Amos Yohanna, as the winner of the February 25 senatorial election.

In his reaction to the news, Abbo blamed the Senate President. He alleged that Akpabio orchestrated his removal because he did not support his emergence as Senate President.

However, in his interview with Arise, Abbo said he has discovered that Akpabio had no hand in his removal.

“I have to say this with all sense of humility and responsibility that the press release we issued yesterday was premature and based on the available information at our disposal yesterday. As of today, we have discovered a lot of things, and yesterday night I had a discussion with the Senate president, and I am convinced that he is not involved.

For a number three citizen to come up to tell me that he has sworn on his mother’s grave, a woman that he loves so much, a woman who brought him up after he lost his father at the age of six, I don’t see a reason why he would lie.”

Abbo, however, apologised to the Senate president, emphasising that Akpabio was not involved in his ousting from office.