Alleged Sexual Harassment: Akpabio’s Wife Sues Natasha

Mrs. Unoma Godswill Akpabio petitioned the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for N250 billion in general damages based on the fundamental rights and defamation cases by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

The charges of sexual harassment that have been made against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, have prompted Mrs. Unoma Godswill Akpabio, the wife of the Senate President to initiate legal proceedings against Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Senator representing Kogi Central over the allegations she made.

She petitioned the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for N250 billion in general damages based on the fundamental rights and defamation cases.

Natasha had made the accusation that Governor Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate, had victimized her in the Senate because she had declined his claimed sexual advances. According to her, Akpabio approached her several times, even when her husband was around.

These charges were refuted by Mrs. Akpabio, who stated that Natasha was “lying and creating content for her personal gains.”

Mrs Akpabio is requesting that the court declare that the claims that Natasha made on the floor of the Senate on February 20, 2025, as well as during an interview with Arise News TV, breached her fundamental rights.

She made the announcement that she would be taking legal action against the senator during a news conference. In accordance with Articles 4 and 5 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the basic rights lawsuit (Suit No. CV/814/25) was submitted in accordance with Section 34(1)(a) of the Constitution of 1999 (as modified).

Mrs. Akpabio also wants a permanent injunction to stop Natasha from making inciteful, scandalous, and spiteful statements that have hurt her and her children.

Mrs Akpabio contends that Natasha’s statements shown on national television have caused damage to the reputation of her family in a second action for defamation (Suit No. CV/816/25).

The charges have thrown her family into shame and opprobrium, and she is asking a declaration that all of the allegations were made without any proof. According to the lawsuit, Natasha is required to provide a formal written retraction and an apology that is unconditional, and it must be published in the newspapers The Guardian and This Day.

Mrs. Akpabio is seeking a lifelong injunction to prevent Natasha from making any additional defamatory claims against her family, as well as a punitive total of one billion Nigerian naira in damages, both punitive and exemplary.