Alleged Sexual Harassment: Testimony From Sen. Nwebonyi Vindicates SP Akpabio — Ebira Women Professionals Forum

Solidarity has continued to come the way of Senate President Godswill Akpabio following allegation of sexual harassment against him by the Senator representing Kogi Central, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

The allegation in the past couple of weeks has dominated public discourse, with individuals and groups aligning based on their convictions on the matter.

The latest is coming from Kogi women same state with Akpoti-Uduaghan. Known as Ebira Women Professionals Forum (EWPF) who said abundant facts point to the innocence of the Senate President who has not only demonstrated that he is gender friendly but has received honour to that effect as Governor of Akwa Ibom State. 

The group in a statement on Friday signed by its President General, Hajia Salamatu Abdullahi expressed disappointment over the allegation by Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, accusing her of being on a mission to bring international embarrassment instead of honour. 

It says the testimony by a member of the Senate, Sen. Onyekachi Nwebonyi who in a recent interview said he was part of Senators that visited Akpabio in Uyo December 2023 during the Senate President’s birthday. 

According to him, he drove in the same car with Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan’s and her husband and can't remember when the Senate President harassed his Kogi Central colleague. 

Agreeing totally with the Distinguished Senator, Ebira Women Professionals Forum accused Akpoti-Uduaghan of being a serial blackmailer who will stop at nothing to use sexual harassment allegation to damage people's reputation. 

The women group said a testimony from an insider who was part of the visit cannot be controverted. 

 

It applauded the suspension of Akpoti-Uduaghan for her unparliamemtary behaviour and called on Ebira Women to always be good Ambassadors of the tribe and Kogi in general.

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