Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Accuses Senate President Akpabio of Sexual Harassment, Calls for Probe

Written on 01/03/2025
Thisday NG

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of making repeated sexual advances towards her, alleging that his hostility and antagonism toward her stemmed from her refusal to yield to his advances.

In her claims, Akpoti-Uduaghan alleged that Akpabio frequently made intimate calls to her late at night, which she often put on speaker with her husband present.

Reacting to the allegations, Mrs. Ekaette Unoma Akpabio, wife of the Senate President, dismissed the claims as baseless.

However, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Country Director of ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), Andrew Mamedu, called for a thorough investigation, cautioning against outright dismissal of the allegations without due process.

The accusations have further intensified the political tension between Akpoti-Uduaghan and Akpabio, with calls for an independent probe to ensure accountability and transparency.

 


The Kogi Central Senator made the allegation when she appeared on The Morning Show on  Arise News Channel in Abuja.


She maintained that her refusal to yield to consistent sexual advances from the Senate President both within and outside the country was the cause of her victimisation in the Senate. 

On the sitting arrangement saga, Akpoti-Uduaghan admitted that Order 10 of the Senate Rules stipulates that a Senator must speak from his or her seat but that when it comes to the issue of privileges, Senators could speak from anywhere.


Asked why her other three female senators were not forthcoming to speak against her ordeal, Natasha said their reasons were best known to them.

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