The Nigerian Senate has firmly denied claims circulating online that a man seen in a viral video kissing a woman inside an office is one of its current members.
Additionally, the upper chamber dismissed suggestions that the incident took place within any office inside the National Assembly complex.
Speaking on the matter, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, who chairs the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, addressed the issue on Tuesday following the video’s wide circulation across social media platforms.
According to a report by Naturenex, Senator Adaramodu clarified that the footage was neither recent nor linked to any sitting senator. He emphasized that the individual alleged to be Zamfara North Senator, Sahabi Alhaji Yau, was not involved.
“That’s not the picture of any senator who is presently serving in the Nigerian Senate. That video has been online for the past four to five years.
“I’d seen it before I came to the Senate. Even when I was in the House of Representatives, I saw that video.”
Senator Adaramodu went on to explain that the office seen in the footage doesn’t resemble any official workspace within the Senate premises.
“And when you look at the environment, that room is not in the Senate. You can visit the Senate to see the offices. There are no offices that have that kind of architecture. Come to our offices.
“I will open about 10 offices for you to see. There is no office architectural configuration like that. No architecture like that in the Senate.”
Reaffirming his position, he added:
“And there’s nobody that looks like that. You can come to the Senate; I will grant you access. My conclusion is that it is not true that the man in the video is a senator or that the incident happened in the Senate. That is not the Senate, and that is not one of our senators.”
Speaking further to Sahara Reporters over the phone, Adaramodu reiterated:
“There is no place like that in the Senate. And that is not the picture of any senator that we know.”
