The 8th Assembly yesterday experienced a drama between former two governors and now serving Senators of the Federal Repulic of Nigeria in the persons of Senator Senator Godswill Akpabio and Senator Danjuma Goje over comments that was described as an attack on his integrity and personality.According to the Leadership Newspaper the drama started when Senate Minority Leader Akpabio accused Senator Goje of not doing enough in his state in the area of infrastructure when he held sway as governor between 2003 and 2011.
“I want to commend the President for raising capital expenditure to 30 per cent, but for me it is nothing new, it might be new to my Colleague Goje because while as governor he did not place premium on capital expenditure, but for me I was doing between 80 to 83 per cent of my budgets on capital projects and that is why there is massive developments in Akwa Ibom under my leadership.
“If you go to Akwa Ibom, you will see those developments”, he added.
But in a swift reaction, Senator Goje raised a point of order, drawing attention of the Senate to what he referred to as, “attack on his image and reputation “, accusing the Senate Minority Leader of deviating from the main issue of budget debate and misrepresentation of his views.
Attempts by Goje for his colleague to either withdraw his comments or apologise were in vain.
Culled from Leadership Newspaper.
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