Slump Rumours: Akpabio Admits Fatigue, Bout Of Malaria
BY SEGUN ADEBAYO – President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio has debunked reports of collapsing during his 61st birthday colloquium held in Abuja on Thursday, admitting that he only succumbed to exhaustion and a bout of malaria as diagnosed by doctors.
Senator Akpabio, who was mute on rumours that he slumped following the event, told reporters at the National Assembly on Friday that it was just a case of malaria attack, worsened by the stress factor.
According to the former Akwa Ibom State Governor; “What eventually happened after the event was a show of humanity. I went home and I called my doctors and I was assured that I only had malaria, mingled with stress, which could also be described in another way as exhaustion.
“In fact, anybody could be exhausted. Please, drink water daily so that you don’t get exhausted. This is to say that the work goes on. I want to assure Nigerians that the National Assembly is intact and we are still going on with our duty, our appropriation.
“We will resume on 20th December. But before then, the various committees must have finished their work to enable us to meet the target to pass the budget before the end of the year for the president to append his signature.”
Reports had gone viral on social media that Senator Akpabio suddenly slumped after seeing President Bola Tinubu off from the event held at Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja and was immediately rushed to an undisclosed hospital for urgent medical care.
