Aides of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio have denied the speculations that the Senate president slumped after his birthday colloquium on Thursday.
According to The PUNCH, sources at the event said Akpabio slumped while seated.
A source said, “The Senate President must have been tired. He was seated after the colloquium and the next thing was that he had slumped.
“It was when people saw that he had slumped that he was rushed for medical attention.”
Another source also buttressed it, saying, “After the Senate President escorted the President alongside some other senators, he came back and sat down when he slumped. He was resuscitated and then rushed to a private hospital not too far from Transcorp. He is still in the hospital.”
The incident has been played down by the Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, who said nothing of such happened.
He said, “Nothing of such happened. Everybody saw him today, he was hale and hearty. I sat behind them today and was even part of the team that saw the President off.
“The Senate President didn’t collapse. How can people make that kind of claim without video clips? Is it possible to witness such a thing and not make a video?”
Also one of the Senate President’s media aides, Jackson Udom, confirmed that no such incident occurred, asserting that his principal was never taken out of Transcorp on a wheeled apparatus.
He said, “The report is not true. The Senate President didn’t collapse neither was he wheeled out. Let the people sharing the story provide a picture of such happenings.”
