Senate President Godswill Akpabio has again remarked about sexual harassment allegation Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan levelled against him.
The Senate President had at the floor of the Red Chamber denied the charge.
This time, Akpabio used the occasion of the celebration of the International Women’s Day (IWD) to reiterate his supposed innocence, saying: “It was only yesterday that I realised that what we are talking about only happened when there was a change of seat. That was when all hell was let loose and all sorts of allegations came up; only after the change of seat and change of committee, which my Senators know happen from time to time,” Akpabio said yesterday.
He added: “This is said to have happened on December 8, a day before my birthday, which was celebrated in the stadium in 2023.
“So from the 8th of December 2023, I never heard, my wife never heard, no Nigerian ever heard, even the husband never heard any issue of sexual harassment until her committee was changed and then her seat was changed.
“So from the 8th of December 2023, I never heard, my wife never heard, no Nigerian ever heard, even the husband never heard any issue of sexual harassment until her committee was changed and then her seat was changed.
“Have you ever wondered about the trauma caused by that same woman on the other people she had accused in the past?
“None has been proven so far. Do you even wonder about the trauma this caused to the 10th Senate and the image of the Senate with all these useless allegations? I have restrained myself from making a statement.
“Look at these beautiful women. They have come across me so many times. Have I ever harassed any one of you? Or is the person thinking that you are not beautiful?”
