Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Thursday apologised to Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo north, for describing one of the ex-governor’s previous remarks as “unsenatorial”.
The exchange occurred during plenary, after Akpabio made a passing reference to Oshiomhole’s earlier “dead or alive” comment in connection with Mele Kyari, ex-group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC).
BACKGROUND
On June 10, Oshiomhole supported a motion during a sitting of the senate committee on public accounts, concerning issuing a warrant of arrest against Kyari over his repeated failure to appear before the committee, saying he should be brought in “dead or alive”.
The day after, Opeyemi Bamidele, senate leader, moved a motion on the floor of the senate distancing the chamber from any warrant of arrest against Kyari.
Bamidele also criticised Oshiomhole over his take on the subject.
In a subsequent podcast appearance, Oshiomhole alleged
