A fresh twist emerged in the ongoing feud between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan after a controversial tweet, purportedly from Kenny Okolugbo, Akpabio’s Consultant for Communications and Strategy, surfaced online.
The tweet, which has since been deleted, appeared to show Okolugbo pleading for forgiveness from the suspended Kogi Central senator and confessing to a plot to frame her.
The now-debunked tweet read: “To err is human, but forgiveness is divine. I wish to use this Salah period as an avenue to sincerely apologise to my Boss for forgiveness and to inform Nigerians that I have been an integral part of the plans orchestrated by Senator Godswill Akpabio and his cohorts to frame up Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. This deceptive plot can be traced to our numerous meetings in London with Sandra Duru, manipulation of Senator Natasha’s voice recordings to discredit her as well as the hacking and cloning of Senator Natasha’s phones. All these were carefully calculated and desperate attempts to ridicule Sen Natasha and tarnish her image.”
The message quickly went viral, fueling speculation about the depth of the crisis that has rocked the Senate since Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension in March.
However, Okolugbo has now categorically denied authoring the tweet, releasing a video statement to clarify his position and denounce the message as a fabrication.
In the video from 0:52, Okolugbo stated, “I was woken up by my friend this morning. I was surprised by a tweet that has been circulating. This is obviously from the pit of hell. How will I ask Senator Natasha to forgive me for a case that I held very strongly that she lied against Senator Godswill Akpabio? For a case in which I have not only been involved but I am the Consultant for Communications and Strategy to the Senate President. The details that are unfolding will shock a lot of Nigerians. This tweet was not from me, and we are investigating to find out the desperation that could have led someone to send out the tweet. I condemn it and disclaim it. I am telling Nigerians that this is an act of desperation.”
The emergence of the fake tweet and Okolugbo’s swift rebuttal highlight the high stakes and deep divisions in the upper chamber, as both camps continue to trade accusations and defend their narratives.
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