By, Joke Thomas
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has said there is more to the scenario at the Senate chamber last week..
She is alleging sexual harrasment against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio!
“He wanted to sleep with me and I refused.”
She exposed what Godswill Akpabio told her privately in hush hush tone..
“You can enjoy a whole lot, if you take care of me, the ball is in your court”
“My issue with Akpabio started on 8th of December, 2023. When myself and my husband visited Akwa Ibom for Senator Akpabio’s birthday.
“Akpabio was showing me around his house and was holding my hands with my husband following behind us when he said, he wants me to come and be spending special moments in his house.
” My husband heard him and later told me not to travel abroad alone or be with the Senate President alone .
Natasha exposed this publicly on air this Friday morning on Arise TV Morning Show
The Kogi Central senator recounted the alleged incident, which she said took place in December, a day before both their birthdays.
“It all started the day before his birthday and my birthday because we are birthday mates. We were all in Akwa Ibom. At first, we were in his house at Ikot Ekpene. Then we all went to his house in Uyo, then he held my hands, walking around from room to room, he showed me the beautiful interiors. He got to this particular sitting room and asked me if I liked his house.
” I said of course, Sir, every room is beautiful, beautiful taste. And he said, Now you are a senator, I am going to create time for us to come create quality moments here. You will enjoy it.’
“At that point, I just pulled away because I didn’t understand what he meant,” she said.
Her allegation comes in the wake of a heated session in the Senate last Thursday, when Akpabio ordered sergeants-at-arms to remove her from the chamber.
Tensions flared after Senate Chief Whip Mohammed Monguno informed Akpabio that Akpoti-Uduaghan had refused to move to a new seat assigned to her, following the defection of two opposition senators to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Monguno, citing Orders 24 and 6, asserted that it was within the Senate President’s discretion to reassign senators’ seats.
” He further argued that a senator could only speak from their designated seat and that Akpabio had the authority to bar contributions from an unassigned position.
Akpoti-Uduaghan swiftly objected, rising in protest under Order 10, claiming her privileges had been breached. However, the Senate President directed that she be removed from the chamber, intensifying the standoff
Analysts are saying From time, this is the easiest allegations a woman can make against a man!
But this does not absolve Akpabio!