- Safiu Kehinde
Members of the Senate have passed vote of confidence on Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
The lawmakers had at the plenary session on Thursday expressed their solidarity with Akpabio amid the ongoing sexual harassment allegation filed against him by suspended Kogi lawmaker, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
The vote of confidence was passed in the absence of the Senate President.
Following his arrival and commencement of the plenary, Akpabio expressed his gratitude to the lawmakers over the gesture.
He maintained the Senate remains united despite the ongoing scandal involving him and Akpoti-Uduaghan.