Akpabio Speaks On Mocking Trump Over ‘Christian Genocide’ Claim
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has categorically denied making a “reckless and imaginary statement” attributed to him by a media platform that appeared to mock former American President Donald Trump’s concerns over the alleged killing of Christians in Nigeria.
The offensive statement, which had been circulating online, quoted the Senate President as insulting Trump and instructing him to focus on internal American challenges.
Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President of the Senate, issued a strong denial in a press statement on Monday.
Eyiboh stated that the post, which reads: “The killing is taking place in Nigeria not in USA, Trump should focus on US. Nigerians are not complaining about the killings, we are fully satisfied with the condition of Nigeria,” is a “total falsehood, a product of mischief, and a desperate attempt to incite misunderstanding between Senator Godswill Akpabio and US President Donald Trump, as well as between Nigeria and its international partners.”
For the avoidance of doubt, the spokesperson emphasised that his principal “never made such a statement — not publicly, privately, in writing, or in conversation.”
Eyiboh further challenged the publishers of the falsehood to “produce a single shred of evidence to the contrary,” noting that a photograph of the Senate President alongside other Senators was “deceptively used to lend false credibility to a fabricated quote.”
Eyiboh described Senator Akpabio as a “statesman of global repute and a respected advocate of international friendship, diplomacy, and mutual respect among nations.”
He stressed that Akpabio “holds President Donald Trump in high regard as a historic figure and a leader of a great nation.”
The Senate President’s office affirmed that Akpabio “would never comment on internal matters of the United States, nor issue any statement that falls within the exclusive domain of Nigeria’s Executive arm of government or the nation’s foreign policy establishment.”
The statement concluded by labeling the viral post a “clear act of digital recklessness” designed to sow confusion and tarnish reputations, urging the public to ignore the falsehood in its entirety.
