Eric Patrick
A former Vice president, and the presidential candidate of the People Democratic party in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar has claimed that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has a history of abusing women.
Atiku also alleged that the National Assembly leadership is corrupt, adding that he was not surprised that the state of emergency passed easily in the National Assembly.
He stated that he was not surprised because he knew the leadership is corrupt, adding that Akpabio is not only corrupt but he is also in the habit of abusing women.
Atiku made the claims during an interview on Arise TV on Wednesday.
Addressing the 2023 elections, Atiku emphasised that his running mate decisions have always been made through consultation, noting that in 2023, he allowed the party to set up a committee to recommend candidates.
He further spoke about his newly formed political coalition, which includes Nasir El-Rufai and possibly Peter Obi, Atiku dismissed concerns about leadership conflicts ahead of the 2027 election.
Atiku said, "Yes, definitely, the PDP is weak because we have a compromised leadership in the party, and there’s no doubt about that.
"I wasn't surprised that the State of Emergency was passed, given the leadership is corrupt, I have no apologies about that and they could do anything.
"The Senate president is known actually to be having those types of character even when he was a governor so I got the reports quite a lots.
"He was corrupt, not Ony he was corrupt but he was also in the habit of abusing women."
