- Says I’m now ready to prove my case
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, says the stage is now set for her to prove the sexual harassment allegations against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and there is no holding back again.
The Senator, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made the declaration in Abuja while responding to a N200 billion defamation suit brought against her by the Senate President
Confirming receipt of the lawsuit documents, the Kogi Central lawmaker expressed happiness that Akpabio’s suit has now given her an opportunity to prove the allegations before a court of competent jurisdiction.
Senator Natasha, who slammed the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges Committee for denying her such an opportunity earlier, said “the court case now provides the platform” she has waited for a long time.
Maintaining her resolve to prove she was indeed sexually harassed and that her refusal to submit to the alleged advances triggered sustained political attacks against her, Senator Natasha declared: “See you in court, Godswill Akpabio.”
Forefront News notes that the Senate President had filed a ₦40 billion defamation lawsuit against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, accusing her of publishing malicious allegations that he sexually harassed her.
Documents from the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) indicate that Akpabio is demanding extensive damages, retractions, and nationwide broadcast apologies, insisting that the senator’s claims severely injured his reputation and subjected him to public ridicule.
The suit, containing a detailed Statement of Claim and a list of witnesses, alleges that Senator Akpoti’s interviews, aired on television, radio, and widely circulated online, painted the Senate President as a predator who exploited his position for personal gratification.
Akpabio argues that millions of Nigerians consumed the content, creating a wave of backlash that he describes as damaging, humiliating and deeply distressing.
Accordingly, the Senate President is seeking the court’s intervention to compel the removal of all online materials containing the allegations and to order an apology broadcast across major media outlets for several consecutive days.
It is on record that a court order issued on 6 November 2025 had granted Senator Akpabio permission to serve court processes on Senator Akpoti through the Clerk of the National Assembly, following unsuccessful attempts at direct service.
With the service of court documents now out of the way, political and judicial watchers are saying that the case will soon move forward with both parties ready to lay bare the facts of their allegations, counter-accusations and defence in what could an historic legal tussle between two lawmakers in the nation’s upper legislative chamber.
