Akpabio: I Never Promised Return Tickets for Senators Who Lost Primaries

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has denied reports claiming he promised to secure senatorial tickets for lawmakers who lost in the recent primary elections of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement issued on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, the Senate President described the reports as misleading and a distortion of his remarks. According to the statement, Akpabio neither made nor authorised any promise guaranteeing tickets for senators affected by the outcome of the party primaries. The statement explained that…