Natasha Makes Fresh Allegation Against Senate President Akpabio

• Senate President Godswill Akpabio has faced another allegation from the suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan
• Senator Natasha, in a recent interview, claimed her suspension followed her allegation against the Senate leadership
• According to Natasha, the claim that she created a scene during plenary over the sitting arrangement was merely a cover-up for the allegation she made

Natasha Akpoti Uduagha, the suspended senator representing Kogi Central, has made another allegation against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

In a recent interview, the embattled lawmaker claimed that her suspension from the Senate was scripted and sponsored by the Senate president.

She alleged that her suspension was not due to a simple dispute over seating arrangements, but rather a scripted development by the Senate President intended to silence her dissenting voice.

How I fell out with Akpabio - Natasha

In the interview, Senator Natasha stated that she had maintained a cordial relationship with Senator Akpabio due to his friendship with her husband.

However, she added that political and personal conflicts arose between them, particularly after she resisted Akpabio's alleged demands related to corruption

She said:

“The narrative being pushed, that I caused a scene over a seat, is a lie.”

Leadership reported that she said under Chapter 4, Item 9b of the Senate Rules, she had raised a matter of privilege, which required immediate attention, but Akpabio immediately cut her off, and ordered that she should be escorted out of the Senate by Sergeant-at-Arms.

The senator also alleged that Akpabio instructed the clerk to prepare her suspension letter, saying the development was not a spontaneous action but a scripted development.

Natasha added that her troubles became compounded in the Senate when she submitted a formal petition against the leadership of the Red Chamber, which was a day before her suspension.

Natasha says her suspension was a retaliation

She maintained that her suspension was a retaliation, and that the ethics report, which was referenced, was a cover-up. Natasha maintained that she had levelled a serious allegation against the establishment and was suspended just a day later.

The Kogi Senator also disclosed that during her tenure as the chairperson of the Senate committee on local content, the Senate president demanded a “progress report”, which later turned out to be a euphemism for financial or political kickbacks.

Her statement reads in part:

“He laughed and directed me to meet a senior senator who bluntly said I should return money or jobs from committee dealings to him. When I asked how, I was told to pressure agencies, like the Minister of Petroleum or the Executive Secretary, to bring funds or positions for the Senate President. That is corruption, and I refused.”

Natasha speaks on Akpabio's petition

Legit.ng earlier reported that Natasha tackled Akpabio over an alleged assassination plot.

Akpabio had petitioned the IGP, Kayode Egbetoku, that Natasha's allegation that he was plotting to assassinate her was false, meant to damage his reputation and incite the public against him.

But Natasha claimed that Akpabio petitioned to distract the security agents from the full investigation into the allegation and urged the Senate president to present himself for a full investigation.

Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng