The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has directed his lawyers to withdraw all ongoing defamation lawsuits against several individuals,
‎Speaking on Thursday at the Sacred Heart Parish in Uyo, Akpabio revealed that he had filed nearly nine lawsuits against individuals he accused of defaming him.
‎According to him, the counsel of a priest moved him during a New Year’s Mass.
‎During his homily, the priest said the greatest thing humanity needed was peace and admonished them to let go of past hurt
‎Following the announcement, Akpabio has formally ended all pending legal disputes arising from defamation claims, signalling closure to the publicised litigations at the start of the new year.
Edited by Favour Owonibi.