The Digest:
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has declared her readiness to substantiate allegations of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, framing his ₦200 billion defamation lawsuit as the legal platform she was previously denied. The Kogi Central senator stated the suit provides the opportunity to prove her claims in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Key Points:
- Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan asserts she will prove her sexual harassment allegations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
- Her statement comes in response to a ₦200 billion defamation lawsuit filed against her by Akpabio.
- She claims the Senate Ethics Committee previously denied her an opportunity to present her case.
- Akpoti-Uduaghan alleges that her refusal to submit to advances triggered political attacks against her.
- Akpabio’s suit demands extensive damages, retractions, and public apologies for injury to his reputation.
- The case is set to proceed after court documents were served via the Clerk of the National Assembly.
The legal battle is poised to become one of the most closely watched in Nigeria’s political history.
This confrontation elevates a deeply personal allegation into a high-stakes legal and political duel, testing the mechanisms of accountability within Nigeria’s highest legislative chamber.
Sources: Vanguard News, court documents.
