Sexual Harassment Allegations: Akpabio’s Wife Tackles Natasha, To Seek Redress In Court
Mrs. Ekaette Unoma Akpabio, the wife of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has waded into the allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation leveled against the Senate President by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
Senator Natasha had on Friday, on a live broadcast by Arise TV, where she was a guest, accused the Senate President of sexual victimization.
At the interview, she linked the change of seating arrangements in the Red Chamber, during which she publicly refused to move to a new seating position she was allocated, to her refusal to concede to Akpabio’s allegedly amorous advances at her.
According to her, the Senate President began the supposed affectionate move in 2023 and has since followed it up with threats and unhealthy midnight calls.
Natasha further alleged that on a certain occasion, Akpabio had employed the help of the Leader of the House, Senator Michael Opeyemi (APC Ekiti Central) “who I have great respect for because he is a gentleman” to call her at some time past midnight
Amid these, the wife of the Senate President, speaking to Newsmen the same Friday, recounted the cordial relationship that existed between her family and Senator Natasha’s family as she dismissed the allegations as a figment of wild imaginations.
She maintained that Natasha’s allegations are unfounded, as she was present at her family residence on the alleged date, 8th December 2023. Stating that both families enjoy a long-standing cordial relationship that predates Senator Natasha’s marriage to her husband.
Mrs. Akpabio praised her husband’s discipline as a man who loves and respects his family, citing his track record of supporting women’s inclusion in government even before he emerged as Senate President.
Mrs. Akpabio urged women to desist from peddling such false allegations, as she vowed to seek legal redress on the matter.
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