I Was Exhausted After Birthday Lecture — Akpabio

Nigerian Senate President, Godswill Akpabio

I didn't collapse at my 61st birthday colloquium. I was just exhausted says Senate Pres. Akpiabio

Godswill Akpiabio, the president of the Senate, has responded to rumors that he collapsed at his 61st birthday colloquium on Thursday, December 14.

Remember how it was reported that Akpabio passed out while watching President Bola Tinubu leave? He was taken to the hospital right away.

But Akpabio stated, “I'm happy the senate press corps did not join in the show of propaganda,” during a press conference on Friday in Abuja. “I have been reading on the social media the propaganda about my collapse.”

“I went home and I called my doctors and I was told that I had a bit of malaria, mingled with stress.

“The stress could also be described in another way as exhaustion, infact anybody could be exhausted, please drink water daily so that you don't get exhausted.

“I want to assure Nigerians that the National Assembly is intact and we are still going on with our duty on the appropriation bill.

“We will resume on December 20, but before then, the various committees must have finished their works to enable us meet the target to pass the budget before the end of the year for the president to append his signature.”