Source: Africa Publicity
The President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has sued Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, seeking 200 billion naira in damages over her sexual harassment allegations made against him which he finds defamatory.
Mr. Akpabio filed his suit against Natasha, the Senator representing Kogi Central, at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan confirmed the suit in a Facebook post on Friday, December 5, 2025.
According to her, the court case will give her a “chance to prove how I was sexually harassed.”
She expressed joy that Senator Akpabio took the matter to court, saying she was earlier denied the opportunity to prove her allegations.
She noted that “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 “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.”
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan further explained that “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).”
She said “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.”
