A group, Niger Delta Women League (NDWL) has demanded the immediate resignation of the Senate President Godswill Akpabio due to his unguarded statements and wielding the gavel to seal a celebration of an elite 10th Senate over the sufferings of the masses.
Against this background, the group has vowed to mobilise one million Niger Delta women on the 26th September, 2023 to the gate of the National Assembly to either thank the Senate for impeaching Akpabio or pressure them to do the needful.
The group made this known in a statement issued Monday and jointly signed its National President, Hon. Sheila Tamuno; Rivers State Co-ordinator, Ajemina Gobo; Bayelsa State Co-ordinator, Madam Eureal Allagoa; and Cross Rivers State Co-ordinator, Elizabeth Bassey.
It noted that for a man like Akpabio that comes with so much baggage to the hallowed chambers, it had expected him to take a break from his checkered past.
The group insisted that Akpabio does not understand the seriousness of the legislative business of the Senate, hence he has elected to joke with the fate of over 200 million Nigerians.
It stressed that the Senate President has desecrated the hallowed chambers by adding insults to the economic injuries of the Nigerian man on the streets.
It stated: “It is sufficiently clear that from his infamous “Let the poor breathe” misplaced joke to “token has been sent to your bank accounts to enable you enjoy your vacation” Akpabio has inconsiderately and injuriously slammed the gavel on the head of every Nigerian.
“We are bleeding from his actions and he needs to leave before he kills us all. We call on H.E (Sen) Godswill Akpabio to honorably resign his position as President Of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and drop the gavel with immediate effect.”
It further called on Senators to stand up for the masses, band together in defense of democracy and vote Akpabio out should he not agree to toe the path of honor by resigning his office.