Natasha: Drama as suspended senator reveals instances of alleged sexual advances by Akpabio

• Suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has alleged that the Nigerian Senate operates similar a "cult" wherever dissenting voices are suppressed
• She accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of making inappropriate advances towards her, citing instances astatine his state location and successful the Senate chamber
• The Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, has reacted to her claims successful a unsocial way

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering political parties and movements

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended legislator representing Kogi Central, has said that the Nigerian senate is similar a “cult”.

Natasha alleges Senate functions similar a "cult"

Natasha speaks connected alleged intersexual harassments and however legislature operates similar a cult nether Akapbio. Photo credit: Nigerian Senate
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She made this assertion portion giving a timeline of the alleged intersexual advances towards her by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

Buttressing her point, Akpoti-Uduaghan noted that senators bash not explicit contrary views successful the precocious enclosure for fearfulness of retaliation.

Natasha gives instances of alleged intersexual harassment

Natasha who was suspended connected March 6, 2025, for six months pursuing her face-off with the Senate President implicit seating arrangements successful the reddish enclosure revealed the alleged intersexual advances by Akpabio successful an an interview with the BBC connected Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

The embattled Kogi legislator said:

“I americium being victimised. My suspension is simply a means of silencing me.” “It was occurrence aft episode, infinitesimal aft moment. We were astatine his state home. He was taking maine astir his house. My hubby was walking down us. He held my hand.“He past squeezed my hands successful a precise suggestive way. We women, we cognize what it means erstwhile a antheral squeezes our hands successful a suggestive way.“And helium went, ‘now that you’re successful the senate, I’ll marque an accidental for america to travel present and person a bully moment’, you know, on that line.”

Asked if Akpabio ever made immoderate advances towards her successful the enclosure oregon the senate, she said:

“There was a clip erstwhile I rushed to enactment forgetting to deterioration my ring, determination were astir 5 senators there. He said, ‘Oh Natasha, you are not wearing your ring, is this an invitation to treat?’ You know, statements similar this.”

Allege intersexual harassment: Senate dismisses Natasha claims

Senate reacts to Natasha's allegations against Akpabio. Photo credit: Nigerian Senate
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In a swift absorption to the interview, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, the senate’s lawman main whip, told the BBC that Akpabio ne'er made passes astatine Akpoti-Uduaghan.

As reported by The Cable, helium besides said the legislature president ne'er made immoderate inappropriate comments towards the pistillate lawmaker whether successful his state location oregon the legislature chamber.

Nwaebonyi besides rejected Akpoti-Uduaghan’s assertion that the legislature is trying to soundlessness her.

“Senator Natasha’s legislative activities amusement this assertion is not true,” helium said.

Read much astir Senate, Akpabio and Akpoti-Uduaghan saga:

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• Akpabio vs Natasha: SERAP sues Senate President
• Senate passes ballot of assurance connected Akpabio

Senate breaks soundlessness connected alleged program to apprehension Natasha

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Senate clarified claims by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan that determination were plans to apprehension her upon her instrumentality from the United States.

Senate Spokesman Adeyemi Adaramodu dismissed Akpoti-Uduaghan’s allegations and explained wherefore she was inactive attacking the Senate and its president, Godswill Akpabio.

Akpoti-Uduaghan had alleged that she was astir removed from the United Nations premises by Nigerian embassy officials but was assisted by planetary parliamentarians.

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Source: Legit.ng