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‘Is this an invitation to treat?… Your waist will make good movements’, Akpabio told me: Natasha

“And there were about five senators there. And Akpabio said, ‘Oh Natasha, you are not wearing your ring…is this an invitation to treat?'”

• March 21, 2025
Natasha and Akpabio
Natasha and Akpabio

Suspended Kogi lawmaker Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has revealed fresh sexual innuendoes allegedly directed at her by Nigeria’s Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

Ms Akpoti-Uduaghan is on a six-month suspension by the Senate over what it termed “unruly behaviour” by the senator.

In a BBC interview, the embattled female lawmaker said Mr Akpabio once referenced her waist.

“There was another time he (Mr Akpabio) made a statement like ‘Natasha, your husband is really enjoying. It looks like you’d be able to make good movements with your waist,” Ms Akpoti-Uduaghan alleged.

Ms Akpoti-Uduaghan, who insisted that her suspension was to silence her sexual harassment allegations against Mr Akpabio, added, “There was a time I forgot to wear my ring because I rushed to work.

“And there were about five senators there. And Akpabio said, ‘Oh Natasha, you are not wearing your ring…is this an invitation to treat?'”

The senator alleged that the Nigerian Senate “operates like a cult.”

She added, “The Senate president runs the Senate like a dictator, not a democrat. There is no freedom of speech. There is no freedom of expression and anyone who dares to go against him gets cut to size.”

The Senate president did not immediately respond to Peoples Gazette’s request for comments on the latest sexual innuendoes. However, Mr Akpabio has repeatedly denied sexually harassing Ms Akpoti-Uduaghan.

The Senate rejected Ms Akpoti-Uduaghan’s petition against Mr Akpabio, while it issued the Senate president a clean bill of health.

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