Senate President Akpabio Seeks Public Retraction, Apology From Senators Natasha, Abbo; Threatens Legal Action

FRIDAY April 4, 2025 |
By thenewsdesk.ng

Nigeria’s President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has strongly denied allegations by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) that he plotted to assassinate her, describing the claims as malicious, false, and baseless, Vanguard reports.

Senator Akpabio, in a statement issued on Friday, April 4, 2025, by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh, said he remains undeterred by what he described as a deliberate campaign of misinformation. He emphasized his continued commitment to national unity, institutional integrity, and the rule of law.

“As a statesman devoted to national unity and democratic values, I will not be distracted by malicious falsehoods or inflammatory rhetoric,” the statement read.

According to Eyiboh, formal letters of demand are being prepared to be served on both Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and former Senator Elisha Abbo, seeking immediate public retractions, apologies, and compensation for alleged reputational damage.

The statement, titled “Re: False and Malicious Allegations Targeting the President of the Senate,” strongly condemned what it described as a coordinated smear campaign.

“While speaking in Kogi State on April 1, 2025, the suspended Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan falsely alleged that Senator Akpabio had recruited former Governor Yahaya Bello to assassinate her. This outrageous accusation is not only false but a dangerous and provocative fabrication,” it said.

Eyiboh also reminded the public that Akpoti-Uduaghan had previously made an unsubstantiated accusation of sexual harassment against Akpabio—a claim which she later abandoned without clarification.