The president of Nigeria’s 10th assembly, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has denied an assassination claim made against him by his embattled colleague, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, during her April 1st homecoming rally in Kogi State.
Following Natasha’s continuous dispute with the senate president, whom she alleged had sexually harrassed her and vowed to silence her voice in the senate, which led to her abrupt suspension after she retaliated, the Kogi Central Senator has again claimed that the senate president is teaming up with the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to assassinate her.
In a statement released by his Media Adviser, Eseme Eyibo, in Abuja, the Senate President dismissed the allegations made by the Kogi Central Senator as unfounded and completely untrue.
The statement described Senator Natasha’s claim as a “baseless, false and inflammatory” accusation that is politically motivated and aims to mislead the public with the overall intention of tarnishing the reputation of the senate president.
Mr Eseme claimed that the Kogi Central Senator had falsely accused the senate president of sexual harassment but failed to gain traction with the narrative, prompting her to resort to another “deadly and manipulative” falsehood to exploit the sensitivity of the public by continuously playing the victimhood card.
The statement partly read “This outrageous accusation is not only false but a complete fabrication and deeply irresponsible and dangerous attempt to provoke public unrest, attract media attention, and discredit the person and office of the President of the Senate for ulterior motives.
“It is important to remind the public that this same individual had previously made an unsubstantiated accusation of sexual harassment against Senator Akpabio, a claim she seems to have abandoned without explanation.
“Having failed to gain traction with that narrative, she has now escalated her campaign of misinformation to a deadly and defamatory dimension.
“This pattern of deliberate falsehoods and manipulative theatrics reveals a troubling willingness to exploit public sensitivities through recurring victimhood narratives.
