Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), former president of the Nigerian Bar Affiliation (NBA), has demanded the retraction of sexual harassment allegations made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan towards Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
The letter, despatched to Akpoti-Uduaghan on April 14, 2025, insists the senator present proof to again her claims, which have already led to her suspension by the Senate.
In a press briefing on Tuesday, April 29, in Lagos, Agbakoba defined that his request stemmed from the senator’s failure to handle key contradictions in her accusation.
The sexual harassment allegation, which was made by Akpoti-Uduaghan towards Akpabio, was initially filed on February 28, 2025, regardless of the incident supposedly occurring on December 8, 2023.
The famend lawyer famous that as a substitute of addressing the contradiction, Akpoti-Udughan had deleted her social media submit, which additional raised issues.
Agbakoba, whereas chatting with journalists, questioned the senator’s actions following the alleged incident, together with her continued affiliation with Akpabio within the months that adopted.
He highlighted that Akpoti-Uduaghan had publicly engaged with Akpabio at a number of occasions all through 2024, together with at an Inter-Parliamentary Union session in Geneva in March 2024, the place they had been photographed collectively.
The senior advocate identified the inconsistencies in Akpoti-Uduaghan’s account, expressing disbelief over the senator’s actions and behavior within the months following the alleged harassment.
Agbakoba emphasised that the burden of proof rests with the accuser and reiterated that, given the absence of proof, Akpoti-Uduaghan’s allegations had been unfounded and damaging.
The letter, which requires a proper retraction of the allegations, is a crucial transfer in a deepening political and authorized battle.
The result of this trade stays unsure, however it has intensified the general public feud between Akpoti-Uduaghan and Akpabio, drawing appreciable consideration from each political and authorized observers.
In the meantime, NewsWatch.com.ng reported earlier that the All Progressives Congress issued an ultimatum to VeryDarkBlackMan following his assertion about Godswill Akpabio.
Recall that the web critic had bashed the Senate president over his Vatican journey for Pope Francis’ burial ceremony.
As his criticism went viral, the ruling celebration took motion towards the audacious persona, main to numerous reactions on-line.
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