Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has slammed the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, saying that he is not fit to hold the position.
Ezekwesili made the statement in a tweet on Wednesday, in which she also accused the Nigerian Judiciary of being corrupt and captured by decadent politicians.
She said: “Our sharply declining Nigerian Democracy was apparently further assaulted by @Senator_Akpabio who should never have been answering the title of Senator not to talk of “Senate President” were it not for the rottenness of the country’s Judiciary @NGCourtofAppeal that has obviously thrown caution to the wind and allowed itself to be corrupted and captured by decadent politicians.”
Ezekwesili also praised opposition lawmakers for speaking up against Akpabio, saying that it was what they were elected to do.
She said: “Meanwhile, it was hopeful to see Opposition Party voices finally doing what Democracy demands of them. Kudos to @SenatorNwoye @ireti_kingibe and other Labor Party Senators. Raise your Collective Voice on all matters that affect the Citizens who elected you into office as Lawmakers. It was what we expected of you on those egregious Luxury SUVs you collected or are waiting to collect.”
Ezekwesili’s comments come after a Labour Party senator protested against Akpabio for interfering with the leadership selection process of the Senate minority leaders.
The Labour Party senator complained that his party member was not among those named to head the minority group on the floor of the Senate.
This is not the first time that Ezekwesili has criticized Akpabio. In 2019, she accused him of being a corrupt politician who was unfit to be a senator.
Akpabio has denied all allegations of corruption and has said that he is a victim of a political witch hunt.
Ezekwesili’s latest comments are likely to further fuel the debate about the state of Nigerian democracy.
