Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has explained why he slumped after his birthday colloquium on Thursday.
PUNCH METRO reported that the Senate president slumped while seated on a chair at the hotel where he celebrated his 61st birthday colloquium.
While speaking to journalists on Friday in his office, Akpabio stated that what happened to him was stress-induced, coupled with malaria.
Akpabio said, “What eventually happened after the event was a show of humanity.
“I went home and I called my doctors, and I was assured that I have malaria, mingled with stress, which could also be described in another way as exhaustion.
“In fact, anybody could be exhausted. Please drink water regularly so that you don’t get exhausted.”
Akpabio reiterated that the incident didn’t cause him concern, emphasizing that the National Assembly remains steadfast and prepared to continue fulfilling its responsibilities without hindrance.
He said, “This is to say that the work goes on. I want to assure Nigerians that the National Assembly is intact and we are still going on with our duty and our appropriation.
“We will resume on December 20. But before then, the various committees must have finished their work to enable us to meet the target of passing the budget before the end of the year for the president to append his signature.”
Recall that his aides had earlier denied that he slumped at the event.
Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, stated, “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?”
Similarly, one of the Senate President’s media aides, Jackson Udom, said nothing of such happened, and at no time was his principal wheeled out of Transcorp.
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.”
