{"id":25478,"date":"2018-08-07T10:29:50","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T09:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=25478"},"modified":"2018-08-07T10:29:50","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T09:29:50","slug":"akpabio-resigns-as-senate-minority-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/akpabio-resigns-as-senate-minority-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Akpabio Resigns As Senate Minority Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25480\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Image-4-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Image-4-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Image-4-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Image-4-1-83x110.jpg 83w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Image-4-1-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Image-4-1-323x430.jpg 323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Senator Godswill Akpabio has tendered his resignation as Minority Leader of the Senate.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-4\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/14001636\/DP_InsidePost_Adsense_1_0__container__\">He disclosed this in a letter dated August 4, addressed to the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Bwacha.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He, however, did not state any reason for the resignation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/14001636\/DP_InsidePost_Adsense_2_0__container__\">Akpabio, however, thanked the senate leadership and referred to the PDP as \u201cour great party\u201d, \u201cfor giving him the opportunity to lead the caucus for three years.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Godswill Akpabio has tendered his resignation as Minority Leader of the Senate. 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