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No more hostilities, Akpabio apologises as Oshiomhole recalls ‘massaging woman’s legs’ jibe

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  • Senate President Godswill Akpabio apologized to Senator Adams Oshiomhole for referencing a past controversy.
  • Oshiomhole had accused Akpabio of breaching a truce they had agreed upon regarding past jokes.
  • The exchange involved a viral video purportedly showing Oshiomhole massaging a woman's legs, which Oshiomhole called AI-generated.

A light-hearted exchange in Nigeria's Senate led to an apology from Senate President Godswill Akpabio after Senator Adams Oshiomhole accused him of breaking a truce. The senators had reportedly agreed to cease making jokes about past controversies, but Akpabio's remark on Thursday touched upon a viral video allegedly showing Oshiomhole massaging a woman's legs.

I want to report to this house that the Senate President and I, we signed a truce of no more hostilities. And the Senate President breached the truce by reverting to a previous matter with a view to behaving like…

— Senator Adams OshiomholeAccusing the Senate President of breaking their agreement not to joke about past controversies.

Oshiomhole, raising a point of order, humorously called out Akpabio for violating their "no more hostilities" agreement. He stated, "The Senate President and I, we signed a truce of no more hostilities. And the Senate President breached the truce by reverting to a previous matter." Laughter filled the chamber as Oshiomhole added, "You are my brother. You are my leader. You are my president."

I am not going to read the order I am doing. Order 72, I hereby drop it. Just to say, sir, protect vertically challenged people in the Senate. Thank you, sir.

— Senator Adams OshiomholeDeciding not to pursue the matter further after Akpabio's apology.

Akpabio quickly apologized, explaining that his comment was a response to another senator's reference to a debate about a canceled arrest warrant. He assured Oshiomhole that he did not intend to offend and would uphold their agreement. "Sorry, we have a truce. No more hostilities. Agreement is agreement," Akpabio said, promising to protect all senators and avoid further references to past incidents.

Let me, first of all, apologise to distinguished Senator Oshiomhole. If whatever I said could have in any way injured him or inferred to offend him.

— Senate President Godswill AkpabioApologizing to Oshiomhole for his remark.

The Senate President described Oshiomhole as a brother, friend, and colleague, recalling their previous relationship as governors. He emphasized the importance of their agreement, stating, "I assure you that agreement is agreement." The exchange concluded with Akpabio reaffirming his respect for Oshiomhole and their pact.

Sorry, we have a truce. No more hostilities. Agreement is agreement.

— Senate President Godswill AkpabioAcknowledging and reaffirming the agreement between him and Oshiomhole.
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