By Lateef Bamgbose
Wife of the Senate President, Mrs Ekaette Akpabio has dismissed allegations of sexual harassment leveled against her husband, Senator Godswill Akpabio by Senator Natasha Akpoti. – Uduaghan.
Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Senator representing Kogi Central, had in a television interview on Friday, 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 malignment.
However, speaking to newsmen Friday at her Abuja residence, Mrs Akpabio dismissed her allegations as a figment of wild imagination.
She also recounted the cordial relationship that existed between her family and Akpoti-Uduaghan’s family.
She said, “The allegations are unfounded, as she was present at her family residence on the alleged date, December 8, 2023.
“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 false allegations, even as she vowed to seek legal redress on the matter.
Also, the Senate president through this media consultant, Kenny Okolugbo, denied the sexual harassment allegations against him by the Kogi lawmaker.
