Ben Murray-Bruce argued that Akpabio has been investigated severally by various agencies and has been found clean.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Businessman and former Bayelsa East Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce has eulogised Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, amid the corruption and sexual harassment allegations leveled against him.
Taking to his official X page, he praised the former Akwa Ibom governor, saying he a man of impeccable character.
Prior to this, Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan had alleged that Akpabio frustrated and victimized her for turning down his sexual advances.
Backing up the claim, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, also described the Senate President as a corrupt leader with a snack for abusing women.
Countering the allegations, Murray Bruce said the South south and Nigeria are fortunate to have the former governor as Senate President.
He added that Akpabio has been investigated severally by various agencies and has been found clean.
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Speaking via his verified social media handle, Murray Bruce Ben said, “I know Senator Godswill Akpabio personally and intimately. He is a man of unimpeachable good character, and both the South-South and Nigeria are fortunate to have him at the helm of affairs at the National Assembly at this delicate stage in our national growth.
“On the issue of corruption, here we have a man who has been investigated in and out by independent investigative agencies and friends and foes alike, yet he has come out clean as a whistle.
“Nigeria needs stability and men of ability, and it behoves us as a nation to tread with caution at this critical time of our national life. Institutions such as the Legislature should not be trifled with because of partisan considerations.
“I will not stand idly by while some persons try, both home and abroad, to destroy an institution I was once proudly a part of.
“I am a Nigerian, who is proud of Nigeria, and will give my all to protect and project my country to the world.
“I give him my right hand of fellowship and stand firmly with him.”
