Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has cautioned Mrs. Unoma Akpabio, wife of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, to stay off the sexual harassment and intimidation allegations against her husband for her own sanity, because according to her she has ‘concrete evidene’.
However, in a letter dated March 1, 2025, addressed to Mrs. Akpabio through her lawyer, Victor Giwa, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan urged her to stay out of the matter and allow her husband to address the allegations independently.
She was responding to Mrs Akpabio’s robust defence of her husband in a press conference in Abuja, dismissing the Natasha’s allegations as baseless.
The letter, titled ‘Stay Away from Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Sexual Harassment and Intimidation Allegation Against Sen. President Godswill Akpabio; To Safeguard Your Sanity and That of Your Family,’ emphasized that the allegations were personal to the Senate President and that he should be left to defend himself.
Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan again stated that she had endured harassment from Akpabio but was now compelled to speak out.
The letter read in part, “Our Client is not desirous of calling you out into the unfortunate saga concerning her allegations against the Senate President, and wishes that you restrain yourself from delving into the obscene circumstances. While she has tolerated all the harassment from the Senate President, she was constrained to reveal the unfortunate torture and victimization which she has been going through in the red chambers under the hand of the Senate President.
“Our client has concrete evidence to substantiate her allegations. We will suggest that you leave the defense of the allegations for the Senate President to maintain your sanity and that of your family.”
Despite the weighty allegations against the senate president, he has maintained a tight-lipped, despite calls by Nigerians for him to tell his own side of the story, reminding him that it is not the first time he is being accused of sexual harassment.
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