{"id":145152,"date":"2024-10-16T21:25:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T20:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=145152"},"modified":"2024-10-16T21:25:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T20:25:34","slug":"its-fake-news-akpabio-debunks-impeachment-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=145152","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s fake news &#8211; Akpabio debunks &#8216;impeachment&#8217; rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s fake news &#8211; Akpabio debunks &#8216;impeachment&#8217; rumours<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed a report claiming that senators were plotting to impeach him.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">An unpopular online platform had reported that the DSS had taken over the National Assembly to avert Akpabio\u2019s impeachment.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But reacting during plenary on Wednesday, Akpabio who presided over the session said those behind the report may be seeking revenue from the traffic they could get on their websites.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Senate President said, \u201cThey said DSS has surrounded the National Assembly to possibly stop the impeachment of principal officers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThere is no limit to what social media can do. we are sitting down here doing our work peacefully oblivious of the mischief.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWhich committee do we refer this to? I understand that they are being paid if they have a lot of traffic, but I hope the public is aware that this is total fake news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Akpabio referred the issue to the special duties committee to investigate and report back \u201cas soon as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s fake news &#8211; Akpabio debunks &#8216;impeachment&#8217; rumours Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed a report claiming that senators were plotting to impeach him. An unpopular online platform had reported that the DSS had taken over the National Assembly to avert Akpabio\u2019s impeachment. 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