Mrs. Ekaette Akpabio, wife of the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has dismissed allegations of sexual harassment leveled against her husband by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Senator representing Kogi Central, had in an interview with Arise Television today accused the Senate President of sexual harassment.
The Kogi lawmaker also alleged that Akpabio blocked her motions from being heard on the floor of the Senate because she rejected his sexual advances.
Akpoti-Uduaghan added that by rejecting Apkabio’s advances, she was subjected to persistent harassment and maligning.
But speaking to newsmen today at her Abuja residence, Mrs. Akpabio dismissed Natasha’s allegations as a figment of wild imagination.
She also recounted the cordial relationship that existed between her family and Natasha’s family, saying she was present at her family residence on the alleged date of the harassment, 8th December, 2023.
Her words: “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 his emergence as Senate President.
She, therefore, urged women to desist from peddling such false allegations, as she vowed to seek legal redress on the matter.
Also, Senator Akpabio, speaking through his media consultant, Mr. Kenny Okolugbo, denied the sexual harassment allegations against him by the Kogi lawmaker.
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