Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has slammed a N200 billion suit against Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over defamation on sexual harassment allegations.
Senator Natasha disclosed this in a post made on Friday via her Facebook page.
“Today being the 5th day of December, 2025, I’m in receipt of the newly instituted 200 billion naira suit against me by Senator Godswill Akpabio claiming defamation on sexual harassment,” she said.
She welcomed the legal action, arguing that it finally allows her to present his side of the story, an opportunity he claims the Senate previously denied him.
"Now, I am glad that Sen. Akpabio has brought this up because the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges failed to grant me audience in this issue relying on the fact that Godswill Akpabio’s wife had instituted a defamatory case against me. Therefore they couldn’t attend to a matter already in court.
"Albeit, I couldn’t proceed to court because by senate rules, I must still present my case before the Ethics committee (same committee that recommended my illegal suspension).
"Alas, I now have a chance to prove how I was sexually harassed and how my refusal to give into his demands unleashed series of unprovoked and unprecedented attacks on my person.
See you in court Godswill Akpabio," she wrote.
Background
On February 20, Natasha engaged the Senate president in a heated debate after her seat was changed.
The disagreement began when Akpoti-Uduaghan’s seat was reassigned at the start of plenary, but she refused to comply with the relocation.
The situation escalated as Akpoti-Uduaghan protested, insisting that her parliamentary privileges had been violated.
“I don’t care if I am silenced. I am not afraid of you. You have denied me my privilege,” the Kogi lawmaker said.
The Kogi Central Senator later accused Akpabio of sexual harassment — a claim he denied.
Days later, the Senate committee on ethics and privileges recommended her suspension for six months on grounds of alleged breaches of parliamentary procedure.
The suspension stripped her of remuneration, security, and access to the chamber.
On July 4, the federal high court in Abuja considered the suspension excessive and implored her reinstatement.
On her return to the senate, Natasha accused Akpabio of treating her like his domestic staff.
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