Natasha Vs Akpabio: Senator Accuses Senate President Of Maligning Her For Rejecting Advances(Video)

 

Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senate Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

During an interview with Arise TV on February 28, 2025, Senator Natasha revealed that her issues with Akpabio began in December 2023 when she visited his hometown in Akwa Ibom State for an official engagement.

According to her, Akpabio invited her and her husband to tour his private residence in Uyo, where he allegedly made an inappropriate suggestion.

"We were all in Akwa Ibom—my husband, his close friends, and I. First, we were at his house in Ikot Ekpene before moving to his house in Uyo around 8 PM. He held my hand and said he wanted to show me around. My husband was behind us, still on his phone. As we walked from room to room, he suddenly hastened his pace while still holding my hand."

She said Akpabio then asked if she liked his house, and after she complimented it, he allegedly made a shocking statement:

"Now that you are a senator, I am going to create time for us to come and spend quality time together. You will enjoy it."

Natasha recalled feeling stunned and pulling back, unsure of what she had just heard. Her husband, sensing something was off, later asked her about the conversation.

“My husband asked, ‘Natasha, what did the Senate President tell you?’ I was unsure whether to tell him the truth or just mask it because he truly admires Akpabio and sees him as a brother.”

Senator Natasha further claimed that after rejecting Akpabio’s advances, he began frustrating her efforts in the Senate, particularly her motion on the revival of Ajaokuta Steel Company.

“I listed my motion on Ajaokuta Steel five times, and each time, before he took it, he would say, ‘Senator Natasha, we can’t take this motion because the mood of the Senate doesn’t accommodate it.’ It wasn’t until the sixth time that it was finally taken.”

She said several senators advised her to “plead” with Akpabio to allow her motion, but when she confronted him in his office, he allegedly said:

"Natasha, I am the Chief Presiding Officer of the Senate. You can enjoy a whole lot—make me happy."

The feud between Akpabio and Natasha became public last week when they had a heated exchange in the Senate chamber over seating arrangements. During the altercation, Akpabio told her to “behave herself” because the Senate was “not a nightclub.”

Addressing the remark in her interview, Natasha said it was not a slip of the tongue but a deliberate jab because of a previous private conversation where Akpabio had allegedly discussed “nightclub fun” with her.

Senator Natasha challenged Akpabio to publicly share his own side of the story and address the allegations.

As the controversy unfolds, Nigerians are left waiting for Akpabio’s response, while the political drama between the two senators continues to escalate.

Watch the Video of Senator Natasha Speaking Below