The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been taken to the cleaners by the Nigerian Senate over its demand that the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio should resign his office over the alleged N3.7 trillion budget padding.

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu said: “The PDP has elevated chicanery to statecraft and fatally failed in their sordid attempt to hoodwink the unsuspecting public on the ineffectual but spurious allegations of budget padding.”

“The party’s ludicrous call for the resignation of Senator Godswill Akpabio as the Senate President is unthinkable and shows the party as a massaging balm for falsehood and immoral legislative outbursts.”

“Akpabio will not resign and has no intention to resign at any time because he has not committed any wrongdoing to warrant resignation.”

For those who don’t know, the PDP recently demanded that Akpabio step down immediately following the suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi to allow for an investigation into the matter.

The Senate suspended Ningi for three months over his claims of N3.7 trillion in budget padding.