Jelili Gbadamosi
Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo North, has jokingly accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of violating a truce between them by reviving the controversy surrounding a viral video that allegedly showed him massaging a woman’s leg aboard a private jet.
Speaking during Thursday’s plenary, Oshiomhole said both lawmakers had agreed to put past exchanges behind them, but claimed Akpabio broke the agreement by referring to the incident.
“I want to report to this House that the Senate President and I signed a truce of no more hostilities, and the Senate President breached the truce by reverting to a previous matter. The truce stands; you should not violate it. I will not violate it,” Oshiomhole said in a light-hearted remark.
The exchange followed Akpabio’s earlier joke about the viral video, which surfaced on X on February 3, 2026, and allegedly showed the former Edo State governor massaging a woman’s leg inside a private jet.
The Senate President said the Senate initially ignored the footage because it was believed to have been generated using artificial intelligence (AI).
Oshiomhole had previously dismissed the video as AI-generated, denying its authenticity shortly after it circulated online.
Responding to Oshiomhole’s remarks during plenary, Akpabio offered a light-hearted apology, saying, “Let me first of all apologize to Oshiomhole if whatever I said could in any way injure him or make him feel offended.”
