{"id":124257,"date":"2025-12-06T11:27:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T10:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=124257"},"modified":"2025-12-06T11:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T10:27:06","slug":"natasha-dares-akpabio-as-senate-president-demands-%e2%82%a6200bn-for-alleged-defamation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/natasha-dares-akpabio-as-senate-president-demands-%e2%82%a6200bn-for-alleged-defamation\/","title":{"rendered":"Natasha Dares Akpabio as Senate President Demands \u20a6200bn for Alleged Defamation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senate President Godswill Akpabio has filed a \u20a6200 billion defamation lawsuit against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, accusing her of spreading damaging sexual harassment allegations against him.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to court documents, Akpabio claims Akpoti\u2019s interviews on televisions, radios, and across digital platforms were part of a \u201cmalicious and calculated smear campaign\u201d that subjected him to \u201cnational humiliation, ridicule, and grave reputational injury.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Senate President is seeking sweeping court orders including financial compensation, removal of all online publications carrying the allegations, and repeated public apologies in the media.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With earlier attempts to serve the lawmaker unsuccessful, the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory granted substituted service on November 6, 2025, directing that the suit be delivered through the Clerk of the National Assembly, clearing the way for the case to proceed.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reacting on Friday, Senator Natasha Akpoti confirmed receipt of the lawsuit, calling it an overdue opportunity to finally present her evidence. She noted that her earlier petition to the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges was blocked on the grounds that the matter was already before a court, leaving her without a platform to present her claims.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI\u2019m ready to prove everything,\u201d she said, insisting she was sexually harassed and punished for rejecting advances that led to \u201csustained political intimidation and retaliation.\u201d Her message to the Senate President was direct: \u201cSee you in court, Godswill Akpabio.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The unfolding case has triggered nationwide attention and is expected to challenge not just the credibility of the two legislators but the ability of Nigeria\u2019s political and judicial systems to address sexual misconduct allegations involving powerful office holders. 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