The Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, collapsed on
Thursday after his 61st birthday Colloquium in Abuja.
Akpabio had, after the event, slumped while seated on a
chair at the Transcorp Hilton hotel where the event was held earlier.
The event was the second part of his grand 61st birthday
celebration.
The Senate President had on Saturday, 9th December, started his birthday anniversary at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Akwa-Ibom with a mammoth crowd in attendance.
In the viral video showing the over 30,000-capacity stadium
filled to the brim, Akpabio was seen running, showing off his physical
well-being while he waved at the people who sang his praises.
Earlier on Thursday at the colloquium, Akpabio was agile and
spoke coherently during the colloquium.
He was also seen giggling and chatting with President Bola
Tinubu who graced the occasion.
However, sources at the event said Akpabio slumped while
seated.
A source said, “The Senate President must have been tired.
He was seated after the colloquium and the next thing was that he had slumped.
“It was when people saw that he had slumped that he was
rushed for medical attention.”
Another source also buttressed it, saying, “After the Senate
President escorted the President alongside some other senators, he came back
and sat down when he slumped. He was resuscitated and then rushed to a private
hospital not too far from Transcorp. He is still in the hospital.”
But when our correspondent reached out to the Senate
spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, he denied the incident.
He said, “Nothing of such happened. Everybody saw him today, he was hale and
hearty. I sat behind them today and was even part of the team that saw the
President off.
“The Senate President didn’t collapse. How can people make
that kind of claim without video clips? Is it possible to witness such a thing
and not make a video?”
Similarly, one of the Senate President’s media aides,
Jackson Udom, said nothing of such happened, and at no time was his principal
wheeled out of Transcorp.
He said, “The report is not true. The Senate President
didn’t collapse neither was he wheeled out. Let the people sharing the story
provide a picture of such happenings.”
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