His Excellency, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON
President of the Senate, Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Council appointment
- Deputy Director General South I
- Campaign cycle
- 2027 general election
- State
- National
Biography
Godswill Obot Akpabio is President of the Senate and represents Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District. His professional and public-service background includes legal practice, state executive leadership and federal ministerial service.
Akpabio served as Governor of Akwa Ibom State from 2007 to 2015. He subsequently entered the Senate and later served as Minister of Niger Delta Affairs before returning to the National Assembly.
He became President of the Senate in June 2023. That constitutional legislative office is separate from his appointment within the Presidential Campaign Council. This profile presents his public career alongside the council responsibility recorded in the supplied appointment roster.