Adamawa North senator, Elisha Abbo who was sacked by the Court of Appeal on Monday, says the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, was behind his sack.
He also alleged that four other senators, who opposed the senate presidency bid of Akpabio, would be sacked from the upper chamber through court judgements.
Abbo made the allegations at a press briefing held at his Abuja residence few hours after the appeal court sitting in Abuja nullified his victory at the 25 February poll.
A three-member panel of the court presided over by C.E. Nwosu-Iheme had on Monday declared Amos Yohanna of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the validly elected lawmaker for Adamawa North senatorial district and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a Certificate of Return to the PDP candidate.
Abbo, while briefing journalists after the judgement, listed Orji Kalu, the senator representing Abia North, as one of the five senators whose victory will also be nullified by the court.
He was, however, silent on the remaining three senators that will be removed from the Senate because of the alleged opposition to Akpabio’s senate presidency ambition.
Abbo described the judgement sacking him from office as “a coup on democracy.” He insisted that he won the senatorial election with a margin of 11,000 votes.
He, however, appealed to his supporters to remain calm, vowing that he would be back in the Senate in 2027.
