Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment.
Speaking on ARISE TV on Friday, the lawmaker, who has been at the center of a dispute with Akpabio, made the allegation amid their ongoing clash.
The controversy began after Akpoti-Uduaghan discovered that her seat had been reassigned without her consent, leading to a heated exchange with the Senate President.
As a result, she was referred to the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, chaired by Senator Neda Imaseun (LP, Edo South), for disciplinary review.
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The committee was given two weeks to submit its findings following a voice vote by lawmakers emphasizing the need to maintain parliamentary order.
In addition, Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed a N100.3 billion fundamental human rights lawsuit against Akpabio.
During her interview, she claimed to have evidence supporting her allegations, adding that her husband is also a witness.
She stated that she had printed screenshots of conversations with Akpabio and challenged the Department of State Services (DSS) to retrieve their WhatsApp exchanges, alleging that the Senate President frequently contacted her through the platform.
She said: “My issue with Akpabio started on 8th of December, 2023 when myself and my husband visited Akwa Ibom for Senator Akpabio’s birthday. Akpabio was showing me around his house and was holding my hands with my husband following behind us when he said, he wants me to come and be spending special moments in his house. My husband heard him and later told me not to travel abroad alone or be with the Senate President alone.
“In February, I wanted to move a motion for the investigation on the ills of the corrupt practice in a Ajaokuta steel company. I listed that motion five times. It was the sixth time that it was listed on the order paper that was approved. Many senators can testify to that.
“Before the motion made the order paper, I went to the Senate President in his office, and I said, Senate President,’ you know how important this Ajaokuta Steel Company is to me, you know how important it is to my people and to Nigerians. I’ve noticed that you have stepped down this motion’. As a matter of fact, a number of senators told me to see him and plead with him so that he would take it. I was like, ‘sir, please, why can’t you take this motion? It’s very important’ Then, it was listed the third time and stepped down.
“He then said, ‘Natasha, I’m the Chief presiding officer of the Senate, you can enjoy a whole lot if you take care of me. Make me happy’. At that point, I said, ‘Sir, I’ll pretend that I didn’t hear this’. He said, ‘well, the ball is in your court’. I left his office
“My case is a case of a student being punished by a lecturer for refusing to sleep with him.”
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