Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Thursday playfully referenced the controversial viral video involving Senator Adams Oshiomhole, telling lawmakers that the Senate initially dismissed the clip because they assumed it was AI-generated.
The video, which first surfaced online in early February 2026, allegedly shows a man resembling Oshiomhole massaging a woman’s foot while seated aboard a private jet. The footage quickly sparked widespread debate and mockery across social media.
Oshiomhole’s media team promptly dismissed the video as a “poorly crafted” AI fabrication designed to tarnish his reputation. However, the woman seen in the clip, South African influencer and adult content creator Leshaan Dagama, pushed back, stating on her Instagram Story that the video “wasn’t AI.”
Akpabio’s Light-Hearted Jab
While addressing the Senate during Thursday’s plenary session, Akpabio lightened the mood with the following remarks:
«”Okay, I don’t want to go outside what we are doing. I would have asked a question when there was a picture showing one of our senators on a plane massaging the leg of a girl.»
«Senator Oshiomhole and that your very good friend came to give me security information that we just ignored the massage because we thought it was AI. But if you have another evidence, we have a petition before us; we can look if it’s not AI.”»
His comments drew laughter in the chamber and reignited public discussion about the months-old controversy.
Background
The original video quickly spread across X, Instagram, TikTok, and other social media platforms, generating intense debate over whether the footage was genuine or AI-generated. While Oshiomhole maintained that the clip was fabricated using artificial intelligence, the woman featured in the video publicly denied that claim.
Akpabio’s remarks highlight how viral social media moments continue to find their way into Nigeria’s political discourse, even during official Senate proceedings.
