Senate President Godswill Akpabio was on Thursday night seen attending the birthday celebration of Nela Duke Ekpenyong, wife of Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, in London.
His appearance comes amid recent speculation about his health, following reports that he had been hospitalised in London.
The claims were trended by former presidential spokesman Jackson Ude, who, in a post on his official X handle, alleged that Akpabio was undergoing treatment for an undisclosed illness.
According to Ude, citing multiple sources, the Senate President was returning from Geneva after attending a parliamentary event when he reportedly made an unscheduled stop in London for a medical emergency.
“Senate President Godswill Akpabio is receiving treatment in a London hospital in what sources described as an emergency medical situation,” Ude wrote. “Akpabio was on his way back from Geneva, where he had attended a Parliamentary event, but had to make a detour to London for a medical emergency, multiple sources within his office and outside his office confirmed.”