“I Am An Eyewitness”: Deputy Chief Whip Reacts To Natasha’s Sexual Harassment Claims Against Akpabio
- Senate's Deputy Chief Whip has reacted to the sexual harassment allegation levied against Senate President Godswill Akpabio
- Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi stated that Akpabio did not touch or harass Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduagha as was claimed
- The federal lawmaker said he was present at Akpabio's birthday celebration where the harassment incident allegedly occurred
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FCT, Abuja - The Deputy Chief Whip, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, said Senate President Godswill Akpabio did not touch Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduagha as she alleged.
Legit.ng recalls that Senator Akpoti-Uduagha alleged that Akpabio made advances towards her in exchange for supporting a motion about Ajaokuta Steel Company.
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The Kogi Central lawmaker claimed that her challenges in the Senate began after she rejected Akpabio's alleged sexual advances, which resulted in her motions being repeatedly sidelined.
Senator Nwaebonyi said he was among the lawmakers who attended Akpabio’s birthday ceremony in December 2023.
The lawmaker further stated that the alleged harassment incident did not happen.
As reported by Vanguard, he stated this while speaking on Arise TV on Monday, March 3, 2025.
“On the issue of sexual harassment as alleged by Natasha, as God would have it, I am an eyewitness, and as I posted on social media, I narrated what transpired. On that fateful day of December 8, 2023, I was among the Senators that attended the birthday ceremony of the Senate President.”
According to Nwaebonyi, Akpoti-Uduagha accused Akpabio of sexual harassment because she was moved to another seat.
The chief whip said she was not even with her colleagues when the Senate President was taking them around the house.
He said Akpoti-Uduagha was seated at the parlour with her husband when the tour took place and had called those senators who are Catholic to join him in a Holy Mass.
“There was never a time the Senate President told Senator Natasha, 'Do you like my house? We will come back to have a good time.' That never happened; Senator Natasha knows that very well."
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Legit.ng also reported that the wife of the Senate President, Unoma Akpabio, joined her husband in denying the allegations levied against the number 3 in the country.
Akpabio's wife argued that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan had maligned her husband with her serious allegations against him.
According to Akpabio's wife, her husband is a disciplined and jovial person who is often misinterpreted.
Akpabio denies Natasha's sexual allegations
Legit.ng earlier reported that Senator Akpabio denied allegations of harassment against him by Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan.
The Kogi Senator alleged that Akpabio made sexual advances towards her in exchange for supporting her motions.
Akpabio’s media consultant, Kenny Okulogbo, dismissed the serious allegations, asserting that they were 'tissues of lies'.
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