Wife of the Senate President, Ekaette Akpabio, has dismissed allegations of sexual harassment against her husband, Senator Godswill Akpabio, made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central).<\/p>\n
Akpoti-Uduaghan alleged on Arise TV\u2019s The Morning Show that her clash with Akpabio over seating arrangements at the Senate stemmed from sexual harassment she suffered from the Senate President.<\/p>\n
Speaking to journalists on Friday, Mrs. Akpabio described her husband as a disciplined and jovial man, rejecting the claims as false and baseless.<\/p>\n
The wife of the Senate President recounted the cordial relationship between both families and maintained that the claims were entirely fabricated.<\/p>\n
She further stated that she was present at their residence on the alleged date, December 8, 2023, emphasising that the two families have shared a long-standing bond that predates Akpoti-Uduaghan\u2019s marriage.<\/p>\n
She said, \u201cThe allegations are unfounded, as she was present at her family residence on the alleged date 8th December, 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth families enjoy a long-standing cordial relationship that predates Senator Natasha\u2019s marriage to her husband.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mrs Akpabio praised her husband\u2019s commitment to women\u2019s inclusion in governance and insisted that he has always upheld respect for women.<\/p>\n
Calling for an end to false accusations, she vowed to seek legal redress over the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Wife of the Senate President, Ekaette Akpabio, has dismissed allegations of sexual harassment against her husband, Senator Godswill Akpabio, made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central). Akpoti-Uduaghan alleged on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":116622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n