Akpabio’s aide rejects Natasha’s ‘dictator’ claim

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has denied allegations by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan that she was treated similar a “domestic servant” and victimised nether his leadership, describing the claims arsenic “untrue.”

Akpoti-Uduaghan, who returned to her bureau connected Tuesday aft months of suspension and ineligible disputes, had accused Akpabio of acting similar a “dictator” and insisted she had “no apology to tender” for her defiance.

Responding connected Channels TV Wednesday morning, Akpabio’s media aide, Kenny Okolugbo, defended the Senate’s actions, saying her suspension followed owed process.

He said, “Senator Natasha was suspended connected 6th March 2025 for gross misconduct aft the Ethics and Privileges and Public Petitions Committee presented its findings to the Senate. The determination to suspend her for six months was successful enactment with Senate rules and regulations.”

Okolugbo explained that her effort to instrumentality successful July was invalid. “She attempted to resume successful July, which was premature, due to the fact that the judgement of Justice Binta Nyako did not bid her to beryllium reinstated… It was an sentiment that said that the six-month suspension was excessive,” helium said.

Highlighting privileges Akpoti-Uduaghan had enjoyed, helium said her governmental maturation contradicts her claims of mistreatment.

“Senator Natasha was inaugurated connected the 2nd of November 2023. By the 20th of November, she had already been made president of the committee connected section contents.

“By January 2024, she was already a subordinate of the International Public Parliamentary Union, she was made a subordinate of ECOWAS, she had submitted 3 bills, and interestingly, portion she was successful suspension, her measure connected the Federal Medical Centre successful Kogi State was passed into law.

“How galore senators person bills that person been passed into law? So however would she present accidental that she was being treated arsenic a slave?” Okolugbo said.

He maintained that the Senate complied with its rules passim the process and dismissed immoderate proposition of idiosyncratic persecution by Akpabio arsenic baseless.

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