Godswill Obot Akpabio

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Godswill Obot Akpabio

Senator

alleged

Senator in the National Assembly.

influenced by

Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Corruption history (4)

Public allegations and reported outcomes — not court findings unless marked confirmed.

Accused of sexual harassment

alleged

2025

Diversion of state funds and bribery of EFCC Chairman

alleged

2007-2015

ALLEGATION: VOTED AGAINST / BLOCKED MANDATORY REAL-TIME ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF RESULTS Vanguard (February 2026) reported that Senate President Akpabio presided over the removal of a mandatory real-time e-transmission clause from Nigeria's Electoral Act amendment. Sources said the Senate initially approved electronic transmission in a closed session, but the final version passed at plenary — altered at the last minute — dropped the provision entirely, with the word "transmission" replaced by "transfer."

alleged

ALLEGATION: VOTED AGAINST / BLOCKED MANDATORY REAL-TIME ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF RESULTS Vanguard (February 2026) reported that Senate President Akpabio presided over the removal of a mandatory real-time e-transmission clause from Nigeria's Electoral Act amendment. Sources said the Senate initially approved electronic transmission in a closed session, but the final version passed at plenary — altered at the last minute — dropped the provision entirely, with the word "transmission" replaced by "transfer."

Sources

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/02/2027-how-3-southern-senators-scuttled-real-time-e-transmission-of-election-results-sources/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/electoral-integrity-akpabio-has-something-to-hide-by-taiwo-adisa/ (An opinion piece in The Eagle Online (February 2026) specifically called out Akpabio for orchestrating the bid to thwart the mandatory e-transmission clause, noting that the Senate held multiple secretive executive sessions — which the writer described as unusual and suspicious — before producing the final version that rejected mandatory real-time upload of results to INEC's IReV portal.)

Voted against mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results

alleged

Voted against mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results during deliberations on the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2026.

Sources

https://www.facebook.com/AfricaIndependentTelevision/videos/watch-how-each-senator-voted-on-e-transmission-of-election-results/1637923234295572/