He advised Akpabio and his crew to needless to say the Senate isn’t a monarchy, including that the previous Akwa Ibom State governor and people who listened to him had been violating the Charter and slapping Nigerians within the face.
Recall that on October 15, 2026, senators subsidized a movement stating that there was once “no emptiness” within the Senate presidency, signalling improve for Akpabio to go back for every other time period even earlier than the 2027 common election.
On the other hand, the movement, which some analysts have described as an indication of desperation, most effective expresses political improve for the Senate President however does no longer robotically ensure Akpabio’s re-election.
The incoming eleventh Senate will have to nonetheless elect its presiding officials when it’s inaugurated in 2027.
Talking on Stand up Information, Epelle issued a right away caution to the present Senate, insisting that its contributors will have to no longer flip the hallowed chamber right into a one-man trade.
“Primary, Akpabio and his crew will have to needless to say the Senate isn’t a monarchy, nor is the Senate presidency a hereditary throne.
“There is not any switch of place or legislative place to a person by way of simply announcing it or passing a movement when that is nearly an electable place.
“Let me say that the likes of Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, who sat and listened to that roughly movement, no matter it is named, are in general violation of the Charter.
“I feel I can move additional to mention this is a slap in Nigerians’ faces as a result of Phase 50, Subsection One, as much as Phase 60, clarifies what needs to be accomplished for the placement of Senate President.
“He needs to be nearly elected by way of the newly elected Meeting contributors.
“So, invariably, I feel he was once ill-advised, even permitting whoever introduced that movement to give it, as a result of what you might be merely announcing is that you’ve got already been decided on and are already certain of returning as a member of the eleventh Nationwide Meeting or Senate.
“So, is there one thing they’re telling us? Is there a script they’re looking to play out? Are they announcing that they have got already been decided on, whether or not there may be an election or no longer?
“I noticed him on the State Space, actually begging the President to stay his place. So, what I’m announcing is that he’s a legal professional.
“He must have identified that this can be a general violation of the very Charter he swore, as a legal professional, to uphold, and which he additionally swore to uphold as Senate President.
“This can be a general attack at the Charter, a slap within the face of Nigerians and really undemocratic.”