Senate President Godswill Akpabio has returned to Nigeria after a short vacation in London, putting to rest rumours of his ill health that circulated on social media.
Akpabio arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja around 4 am on Monday and was received by senators, aides, and supporters at the presidential wing.
The Senate President’s return comes after rumours circulated on social media that he was critically ill and hospitalised in London.
However, speaking with journalists on his return to the country at the airport, Akpabio dismissed the reports, describing them as “the imagination of the purveyors”.
“There’s nothing like such. I’m fit as a fiddle. I only stopped over in London for a short vacation,” he said.
Recall that Akpabio had earlier attended the sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva, Switzerland, from July 29 to 31, before proceeding to the UK.
According to him, the Nigerian delegation at the conference played a significant role in advocating for deeper democratic governance and better synergy between arms of government.