The Nigerian Senate has firmly denied allegations that a man seen kissing a woman in a widely circulated video is a serving senator or that the incident took place within the National Assembly complex in Abuja.
The video, which resurfaced on social media this week, shows a man and an unidentified woman in what appears to be an office setting. Social media users quickly speculated that the man was Senator Yau, fueling widespread discussion and criticism online.
Senate spokesman and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, addressed the controversy, stating that the claims are unfounded. “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,” Adaramodu said during an interview with Sahara Reporters.
He emphasized that the office shown in the video does not match any within the Senate. “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,” he explained.
Adaramodu further insisted there is no resemblance between the man in the video and any current senator. “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,” he said.
The Senate’s strong denial aims to put an end to the rumors and clarify that neither the institution nor any of its members are connected to the viral footage.
