ABUJA — Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Thursday lightened proceedings in the Senate by teasing Senator Adams Oshiomhole over a viral video that purportedly showed him aboard a private jet with a woman, saying lawmakers initially dismissed the footage as a possible artificial intelligence (AI)-generated fabrication.
Akpabio made the remark during plenary while discussing petitions before the Senate, drawing laughter from fellow lawmakers.
“I don’t want to go outside of what we are doing… I would have asked a question when there was a picture showing one of our senators in a plane, massaging the leg of a girl,” he said.
Addressing Oshiomhole directly, Akpabio recalled that Senator Simon Lalong had advised him not to attach significance to the video.
“Senator Oshiomhole, your friend, your very good friend Senator Lalong came to give me security information. He said that we just ignored the message because we thought it was AI,” the Senate President said.
Akpabio added that the Senate could consider the matter if presented with credible evidence.
“But if you have another evidence, we have a petition before us, we can look into it if it’s not AI,” he said.
The Senate President’s comments referred to a video that went viral on social media in February 2026, appearing to show a man resembling the Edo North senator seated inside what looked like a private jet while a woman rested her legs on his lap.
The footage generated widespread reactions online, with many Nigerians debating its authenticity and commenting on the optics of the scene.
Following the video’s circulation, Oshiomhole, through his media aide, Oseni Momodu, denied its authenticity, describing it as fabricated and allegedly generated using artificial intelligence to tarnish his image.
His media team also condemned the circulation of the footage, urged the public to verify online content before sharing it, and said efforts were underway to identify those responsible for creating and disseminating the video.
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