Senate President Godswill Akpabio reportedly collapsed on Thursday after his 61st birthday colloquium in Abuja.
Akpabio had slumped after the event while sitting on a chair at the Transcorp Hilton hotel, where the event had been held earlier.
His grand 61st birthday celebration continued with this event.
The Senate President began his birthday celebrations on Saturday, December 9th, at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom, in front of a large crowd.
In the viral video, Akpabio was seen running through the over-30,000-capacity stadium, flaunting his physical fitness while waving to the fans who were singing his praises.
Akpabio was agile and spoke coherently during the colloquium earlier on Thursday.
He was also seen laughing and chatting with President Bola Tinubu, who was in attendance.
However, sources at the event reported that Akpabio sagged while seated.
A source said, “The Senate President must have been tired. He was seated after the colloquium, and the next thing was that he had slumped.
“It was when people saw that he had slumped that he was rushed for medical attention.”
Buttressing the claims, another source said, “After the Senate President escorted the President alongside some other senators, he came back and sat down when he slumped. He was resuscitated and then rushed to a private hospital not too far from Transcorp. He is still in the hospital.”
However, when our correspondent contacted Senate spokesperson Yemi Adaramodu, he denied the incident.
He said, “Nothing of such happened. Everybody saw him today; he was hale and hearty. I sat behind them today and was even part of the team that saw the president off.
“The Senate President didn’t collapse. How can people make that kind of claim without video clips? Is it possible to witness such a thing and not make a video?”
