{"id":8636,"date":"2026-01-02T08:11:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T08:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/?p=8636"},"modified":"2026-01-02T08:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T08:11:55","slug":"akpabio-withdraws-all-defamation-lawsuits-after-new-year-church-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/02\/akpabio-withdraws-all-defamation-lawsuits-after-new-year-church-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Akpabio Withdraws All Defamation Lawsuits After New Year Church Message"},"content":{"rendered":"

President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio<\/strong>, has directed his legal team to withdraw all ongoing defamation lawsuits filed against several individuals, saying the decision was inspired by a message delivered during a 2026 New Year Mass<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Akpabio made the disclosure on Thursday while addressing worshippers at Sacred Heart Parish, Uyo<\/strong>, where he said the sermon delivered by the priest deeply moved him and prompted reflection.<\/p>\n

According to the Senate President, he had previously instituted nearly nine defamation suits<\/strong> against individuals whom he accused of spreading falsehoods and damaging his reputation.<\/p>\n

However, he said the priest\u2019s message on peace, forgiveness, and letting go of past grievances resonated strongly with him.<\/p>\n

Sermon Inspires Decision to Let Go<\/h3>\n

Akpabio explained that while listening to the sermon, he felt the message was personally directed at him, compelling him to act immediately.<\/p>\n

The priest had emphasised the importance of peace, urging parishioners to live harmoniously with one another and to release past conflicts in pursuit of spiritual and personal renewal.<\/p>\n

Moved by the counsel, Akpabio said he instructed his lawyers to formally withdraw all pending defamation cases<\/strong>, bringing an end to the legal battles as the new year begins.<\/p>\n

Signals Closure and Reconciliation<\/h3>\n

The decision effectively closes all ongoing legal disputes arising from the defamation claims and signals a shift toward reconciliation and personal peace.<\/p>\n

Observers say the move marks a symbolic fresh start for the Senate President in 2026, underscoring themes of forgiveness and unity at the start of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has directed his legal team to withdraw all ongoing defamation lawsuits filed against several individuals, saying the decision was inspired by a message delivered during a 2026 New Year Mass. Akpabio made the disclosure on Thursday while addressing worshippers at Sacred Heart Parish, Uyo, where he said the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Senate President Akpabio withdraws all defamation lawsuits after New Year Mass sermon on peace and forgiveness.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8636"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8636"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8639,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8636\/revisions\/8639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}