I didn’t receive any prayers – LP Senator, Kingibe reacts to Akpabio’s remark

Senator Ireti Kingibe, who represents the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, in the Senate, has stated that she hasn’t received any ‘prayers’ through email from the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.

Senator Kingibe, a member of the Labour Party (LP), shared her response to Akpabio’s assurance during the day’s plenary session that “prayers” had been conveyed to the lawmakers as they commence a recess.

Speaking on Wednesday as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today program, Senator Kingibe reiterated that she has not received any allowances that deviate from the norm.

“No, actually, I didn’t receive any prayers, but I’ll check my email for the prayers,” Kingibe said humorously, adding that she did not know for sure what Akpabio was talking about.

The Senate President had during the Senate’s plenary session on Wednesday told Senators, “In order to enable all of us to enjoy our holidays, a token has been sent to our various accounts by the Clerk of the National Assembly”.

Akpabio later withdrew the statement, describing the supposed disbursement as “prayers” sent to their “mailboxes”.