AKPABIO BECAME SENATE PRESIDENT BY ERROR – OSHIOMHOLE

May 13, 2026 • Dons Eze • 2 min read

The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has claimed that the current Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, became their leader by error.

Oshiomhole stated this on Tuesday during an appearance on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’.

He argued that the current Senate Standing Order prohibits Godswill Akpabio from being Senate President

He said the position of Sen Adeniyi Adegbonmire, SAN, about the Senate Standing Order amendment is correct, adding that the fight is not over.

The current Senate President served a 4-year term, lost his reelection bid, served as a minister, and returned to the Senate this term to become Senate President again.

“If you add his first term to his current term, he still has not served 8 years. If 8 years is the minimum requirement, Sen. Akpabio does not qualify to preside because he has not met it.

“If he assumed the role in error, that error must be corrected. Also, the word “consecutively” effectively reduces the Senate President’s term to three years for ranking purposes.

“These kinds of laws are what breed dictatorship in Africa,” Oshiomhole said.

Meanwhile, Oshiomhole, on Tuesday, took a light jab at Arise Television anchor Rufai Oseni.

Speaking during an appearance on the show, Oshiomhole accused Oseni of consistently attacking him during interviews on the station’s Morning Show.

The senator made the light-hearted remark while responding to questions during an appearance on the programme on Tuesday.

“You fight me everyday. I watch you. And you do one sided punching and I’m like, one day, we will see,” Oshiomhole said during the exchange with Oseni.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.