Senate President Godswill Akpabio has filed a ₦200bn defamation suit against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over sexual harassment allegations, with the case set to begin January 21, 2026
Akpabio Files ₦200bn Defamation Suit Against Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan Over Sexual Harassment Claims
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has revealed that Senate President Godswill Akpabio has instituted a ₦200 billion defamation lawsuit against her following her allegations of sexual harassment.
In a Facebook post on Friday, Akpoti-Uduaghan said the suit was filed at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, and shared a court order directing that she be served through substituted means.
The order, signed by Justice U.P. Kekemeke on November 6, mandates that the processes be served through the Clerk of the National Assembly. The case is scheduled to commence on January 21, 2026.
Akpoti-Uduaghan said she welcomed the lawsuit, insisting it would finally give her the platform to present her evidence.
“Today, being the 5th day of December, 2025, I’m in receipt of the newly instituted 200 billion naira suit against me by Senator Godswill Akpabio claiming defamation on sexual harassment,” she wrote.
“Now, I am glad that Sen. Akpabio has brought this up because the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges failed to grant me audience on this issue, relying on the fact that Godswill Akpabio’s wife had instituted a defamatory case against me. Therefore, they couldn’t attend to a matter already in court.”
She added that Senate rules had prevented her from initiating her own legal action.
“Albeit I couldn’t proceed to court because, by senate rules, I must still present my case before the Ethics committee (same committee that recommended my illegal suspension).”
With the new suit, Akpoti-Uduaghan said she is ready to present her claims publicly.
“Alas, I now have a chance to prove how I was sexually harassed and how my refusal to give in to his demands unleashed series of unprovoked and unprecedented attacks on my person.”
In February, the senator had alleged in an interview that Akpabio made sexual advances toward her at his Abuja office and at his residence in Akwa Ibom. She claimed her “troubles in the Senate” began after she rejected those alleged advances.
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