Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Senator representing Kogi Central in the Senate has alleged that the Senate president flirted with her in her husband's presence.
In her words;
"Many people do not know what am about to say but I will speak my own truth and the Senate president is allowed to counter that.
It all started on the 8th of December 2023 which was a day before his birthday and my birthday, we were birthday mates, we were all in Akwaibom because he had a big fanfare in the stadium, myself, my husband, and a few of his close friends, we went to Akwaibom.
At first, we were at Ikot-ekpene in his house, then we all moved to his house in Uyo which was about 8pm and he held my hand and said he wanted to show me around his house, my husband was walking behind us, just three of us, we were walking from room to room, he showed me the beautiful interior, this was done by this and that designer and I said it's beautiful.
Then I noticed he hastened his pace, while still holding my hand, and my husband was behind still on his phone and he was catching up wherever he could, when he got to this particular room, he said do you like my house? I said ofcourse, every room is beautiful, nice interior, quality taste.
It all started on the 8th of December 2023 which was a day before his birthday and my birthday, we were birthday mates, we were all in Akwaibom because he had a big fanfare in the stadium, myself, my husband, and a few of his close friends, we went to Akwaibom.
At first, we were at Ikot-ekpene in his house, then we all moved to his house in Uyo which was about 8pm and he held my hand and said he wanted to show me around his house, my husband was walking behind us, just three of us, we were walking from room to room, he showed me the beautiful interior, this was done by this and that designer and I said it's beautiful.
Then I noticed he hastened his pace, while still holding my hand, and my husband was behind still on his phone and he was catching up wherever he could, when he got to this particular room, he said do you like my house? I said ofcourse, every room is beautiful, nice interior, quality taste.
And he said now that you're a Senator, am going to create time for us to come spend quality moments here, you would enjoy it, at that point, I just pulled away away and I was like I don't really understand that meant but when I turned around, I saw that my husband was already near me and the way my husband looked at me and looked at him and I was beginning to wonder if he heard that part of inciting statement or not and the Senate president, I also saw that he had that thought on his face whether my husband heard the invitation to treat or not.
And then the president then said, oh by the way, let me show you my chapel so when we're going to the chapel, we walked in silence.
So that evening before we left the Senate president's house at about 11 pm to the Four Point and my husband asked me what did the Senate president whisper to you, I thought should I tell him that he was speaking about bringing me in here at a special time for us to have a good time or should I just kill it there as if there was nothing because tomorrow was a big day, I know how much my husband adores the Senate president, he loves him as a brother and he would do anything to support him so I told him nothing so I just gave him so words to mask what was said.
And then the president then said, oh by the way, let me show you my chapel so when we're going to the chapel, we walked in silence.
So that evening before we left the Senate president's house at about 11 pm to the Four Point and my husband asked me what did the Senate president whisper to you, I thought should I tell him that he was speaking about bringing me in here at a special time for us to have a good time or should I just kill it there as if there was nothing because tomorrow was a big day, I know how much my husband adores the Senate president, he loves him as a brother and he would do anything to support him so I told him nothing so I just gave him so words to mask what was said.
When we laid in bed, I laid to my right and my husband wrapped his hands around me and said my love you know you can tell me anything , what did the Senate president tell you, again I was like don't you believe me?, I said nothing , moreover it's my birthday in few minutes so let's just be happy then my husband said he doesn't want to see me travel out of the country alone and I shouldn't go to the Senate president's house because he has a guest house where many senators do go there after office hours.
I thought that was going to be the end but then in February, I wanted to move a motion for the investigation on the ills of corrupt practices in Ajeokuta steel company, I listed that motion five times, it was the sixth time that it was listed on the other paper that was approved, many senators can testify to that, each time the motion is listed, just before he takes it, he would say 'oh, senator natasha' because the booth of senators can't accommodate it or he would speak on others and let it drag so that before, the time would be well spent and I won't so he kept on doing that, i went to him in his office and said senate president, you know how important this Ajeokuta steel company is to me, to my people and Nigerians, I've noticed that you have stepped down this motion as a matter of fact, a number of senators told me go and see him and plead with him so that he would take it, I was like Sir, please why can't you take this motion, it's very important, then it was listed the third time, he then said, Natasha, am the chief presiding officer of the Senate, you can enjoy a whole lot if you take care of me and make me happy.
I thought that was going to be the end but then in February, I wanted to move a motion for the investigation on the ills of corrupt practices in Ajeokuta steel company, I listed that motion five times, it was the sixth time that it was listed on the other paper that was approved, many senators can testify to that, each time the motion is listed, just before he takes it, he would say 'oh, senator natasha' because the booth of senators can't accommodate it or he would speak on others and let it drag so that before, the time would be well spent and I won't so he kept on doing that, i went to him in his office and said senate president, you know how important this Ajeokuta steel company is to me, to my people and Nigerians, I've noticed that you have stepped down this motion as a matter of fact, a number of senators told me go and see him and plead with him so that he would take it, I was like Sir, please why can't you take this motion, it's very important, then it was listed the third time, he then said, Natasha, am the chief presiding officer of the Senate, you can enjoy a whole lot if you take care of me and make me happy.
At that point, I said Sir I would pretend that I didn't hear this, he said well, the ball is your court, I left his office and when I got home, I told my husband, I didn't tell my husband what happened, I told him please can you speak to the Senate president to allow my motion scale through , I think I also spoke to the DSP, I spoke to a number of senators that they should Intervene, I never told them what happened.
My husband had to take a trip to London, then the Senate president travelled to London , my husband met with the Senate president in London and pleaded with him; 'let my wife take this motion on Ajeokuta, that it's very important to her, he then said he didn't take it because he was protecting me, protecting me from what?
Anyway, at the time the motion was finally taken, it was the deputy senate president that actually say, the Senate president took up and walked out and from there many other incidences happened.
You know a situation we see in the university where a student continuously keeps being failed just because she has not slept with the lecturer, that's what I've been facing, in simple terms".
My husband had to take a trip to London, then the Senate president travelled to London , my husband met with the Senate president in London and pleaded with him; 'let my wife take this motion on Ajeokuta, that it's very important to her, he then said he didn't take it because he was protecting me, protecting me from what?
Anyway, at the time the motion was finally taken, it was the deputy senate president that actually say, the Senate president took up and walked out and from there many other incidences happened.
You know a situation we see in the university where a student continuously keeps being failed just because she has not slept with the lecturer, that's what I've been facing, in simple terms".
Interview done with AriseTV
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