Sexual Harassment: Natasha vows not to withdraw case against Akpabio, replies Agbakoba

Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has vowed not to withdraw case of sexual harassment allegation against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

She said the suit against Akpabio would be pursued to its conclusion, stating that she was ready to prove her point in Court.

Natasha disclosed this in a letter she wrote to the legal counsel representing Godswill Akpabio in the case of sexual allegation, Olisa Agbakoba dated 30th April, 2025.

The letter was a response from Natasha to lawyer’s advice for her requesting for the withdrawal of the suit against Akpabio which Agbakoba further raised issues of inconsistencies in Natasha’s claims against his client.

Agbakoba in the letter of request described it as a “clearly false and unsubstantiated allegation” and demanded a retraction from Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan.

The Senior Advocate of Nigeria disclosed that Natasha failed to respond and clarify his first letter dated April 14, 2025 on several contradictions he observed.

Reacting, Akpoti-Uduaghan wrote back to Agbakoba on Wednesday, insisting that her petition of sexual harassment represents the truth of the events complained about.

The lawmaker also faulted the Senate President’s counsel for allegedly calling on her to substantiate the allegations of sexual harassment against Akpabio, outside the pleadings already before the High Court of the FCT on the same complaint by Akpabio’s spouse, Unoma in suit No. CV/816/25.

The lawmaker who is currently on suspension for six months said she will not comment further on the matter to anyone other than the Court of competent jurisdiction that has power of judgment on the propriety or otherwise of the allegation.

“The assessment of evidence belongs to the courts alone.

“The nature of your demand for evidence in this manner, at the instance of your client, simply indicates a broader misconception of what truly amounts to sexual harassment as prescribed in several global protocols,” she argued.

“It underscores a narrow perspective of the nature of this global menace. It is my respectful opinion that this is another attempt by your client to play to the gallery and relegate this matter yet again to the backwaters.

“Should further particulars be required, they will be furnished in the ordinary course of disclosure, subject to the direction of the Honourable Courts.

“Any attempt to circumvent that regulated process risks subverting the very rule-of-law values you have championed throughout your distinguished career’, she said.

Natasha expressed surprise and accused Akpabio of mounting a media campaign through Agbakoba.