Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s allegation that he asked a former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, to assassinate her was a false and inflammatory accusation aimed at inciting the public and damaging his reputation.
In a statement on Friday, Eseme Eyibo, media aide to Mr Akpabio, said Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan’s “recurring persecution narrative and evident lying complex should not be weaponised to malign individuals or destroy hard-earned reputations.”
The statement indicated, “The Office of the President of the Senate strongly condemns the recent baseless, false and inflammatory accusation made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, in which she falsely alleged that the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, was involved in a plot to assassinate her.
“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.”
The statement described Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan a liar who “had previously made an unsubstantiated accusation of sexual harassment against Senator Akpabio, a claim she seem 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.
It added, “This pattern of deliberate falsehoods and manipulative theatrics reveals a troubling willingness to exploit public sensitivities through recurring victimhood narratives.
It is a matter of public record that she has previously made assassination allegations against former Governor Yaya Bello and others in 2019 and 2023, along with multiple unsubstantiated claims of sexual harassment against other dignitaries.”
