Kogi Central senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been accused by Senate President Godswill Akpabio of making “useless allegations” against him since her seat in the Red Chamber was rearranged.
Akpabio explained that he and others were traumatised by the lawmakers, who have now been suspended by the Senate for six months.
Akpabio has been the target of harsh criticism since Akpoti-Uduaghan was sanctioned.
The Senate President, however, is insistent that none of her accusations are accurate and is still claiming his innocence.
Speaking at a celebration on Saturday to honour International Women’s Day, Akpabio said he was only her most recent victim, adding that Natasha’s other accusations had been proven to be untrue.
He said, “It was only yesterday that I realized that what we are talking about only happened when there was a change of seat. That is when hell was let loose, and all sorts of allegations came up—only after the change of seat and change of committee, which my Senators know happens from time to time.
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“This is said to have happened on December 8, a day before my birthday, which was celebrated in the stadium in 2023. So from December 8, 2023, I never heard, my wife never heard, no Nigerian ever heard, even her husband never heard any issue of sexual harassment—until her committee was changed, and then her seat was changed.
“Have you ever wondered about the trauma caused by that same woman to the other people she has accused in the past? None has been proven so far. Do you even wonder about the trauma this caused to the 10th Senate and the image of the Senate with all these useless allegations? I have refrained from making a statement.
“Look at these beautiful women. They have come across me so many times. Have I ever harassed any one of you? Or is the person thinking that you are not beautiful?”
