Senate President Godswill Akpabio has pushed back against serious allegations made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who claimed he collaborated with former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello in a plot to assassinate her.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan made the claim during a gathering with her supporters earlier in the week, where she accused the two political figures of conspiring against her life.
In response, Akpabio, through a statement issued by his media aide, Eseme Eyibo, vehemently denied the allegations, describing them as both false and dangerous.
“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,” Eyibo stated.
The Senate President’s office also drew attention to previous claims made by Akpoti-Uduaghan, noting that this was not the first time she had accused Akpabio of misconduct.
“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,” the statement read.
Akpabio’s camp called on the public to disregard the allegations and warned against what they described as a “pattern of reckless and damaging rhetoric.”
