Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that reports insinuating that the Department of State Services (DSS) has invaded the national assembly premises to stop an alleged impeachment plot against him are spurious.
The were multiple reports said the DSS had taken over all entrances to the assembly complex on Wednesday.
However, whilst speaking on the floor of the senate, Akpabio rebutted the reports as “fake news”.
He humorously said the masterminds of the reports may be seeking revenue from the traffic they could amass on their websites.
“[They said DSS] has surrounded the national assembly to possibly stop the impeachment of principal officers,” he said.
“There is no limit to social media… we are sitting down here doing our work peacefully oblivious of the mischief.
“Which committee do we refer this to? (laughter).
“I understand that they are being paid if they have a lot of traffic, but I hope the public is aware that this is total fake news.”
The Senate president referred the matter to the special duties committee to report back “as soon as possible”.