Paul Ibe, media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the Senate over the debate that followed the defection of Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Ibe expressed his views in a post on his X handle while reacting to the brief tension that arose in the Senate on Thursday after Abaribe’s defection was announced during plenary presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
During the session, some lawmakers reportedly raised questions about the constitutional grounds for the defection.
Reacting, Ibe accused the Senate leadership of selectively invoking constitutional provisions, questioning why similar concerns were not raised when opposition lawmakers allegedly defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
“All of a sudden, Tinubu’s lapdog Senate is invoking sections of the Nigerian Constitution in querying Senator Abaribe’s defection to the ADC,” Ibe wrote.
He further claimed that Abaribe had already ceased to be a member of APGA before aligning with the ADC, noting that the Abia State chapter of the party had indefinitely suspended the senator on September 26, 2025, over alleged anti-party activities.
“It is a shame that they don’t know or pretend not to know that Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe was indefinitely suspended from APGA by the Abia State chapter on September 26, 2025, for alleged anti-party activities,” he stated.
According to Ibe, the suspension meant Abaribe was no longer a member of APGA at the time he identified with the ADC.
“So, Akpabio and his lackeys should save their energies for making laws for the good of Nigerians and not just serving as Tinubu’s yes-men and yes-women,” he added.