Senate President Godswill Akpabio has refuted an accusation from suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who alleged he encouraged former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to plan her assassination, calling it a groundless charge meant to stir unrest and blemish his reputation.
In a Friday statement by his media aide, Eseme Eyibo, Akpabio’s office rebuked Akpoti-Uduaghan’s approach. “Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan’s recurring persecution narrative and evident lying complex should not be weaponised to malign individuals or destroy hard-earned reputations,” it stated.
The Senate President’s office labeled her claim “baseless, false and inflammatory,” asserting it was a deliberate effort “to provoke public unrest, attract media attention, and discredit the person and office of the President of the Senate for ulterior motives.”
The statement portrayed Akpoti-Uduaghan as someone with a history of unproven allegations, noting she “had previously made an unsubstantiated accusation of sexual harassment against Senator Akpabio, a claim she seem to have abandoned without explanation.” It added, “Having failed to gain traction with that narrative, she has now escalated her campaign of misinformation to a deadly and defamatory dimension.”
It further highlighted her past behavior: “This pattern of deliberate falsehoods and manipulative theatrics reveals a troubling willingness to exploit public sensitivities through recurring victimhood narratives.” The statement also referenced her earlier assassination allegations against Yahaya Bello and others in 2019 and 2023, as well as “multiple unsubstantiated claims of sexual harassment against other dignitaries.”
Akpabio’s response firmly rejects the accusation, framing it as part of a broader strategy by Akpoti-Uduaghan to damage his image through unfounded and sensationalized assertions.
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