JUST IN: Akpabio’s Wife Asks Court To Stop Natasha Akpoti From Making Further Revelations Against Husband
Ekaette Unoma Akpabio, wife of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has filed two suits against the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for accusing her husband of sexual harassment.
In a suit filed at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, Mrs Akpabio accused the lawmaker of alleged defamation and violation of her fundamental human rights.
In the fundamental rights violation with Suit No: CV/814/25), Mrs Akpabio accused the senator of making false and scandalous statements that caused emotional trauma for her and her children, leaving them in fear for their lives.
She asked the court to declare the statements a violation of her right to dignity under the Constitution and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
She also demanded ₦250 billion in compensation and a perpetual injunction to stop Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan from making further damaging claims.
Mrs Akpabio asks the court to make, “A DECLARATION that the allegations made by the Respondent on the floor of the Senate on the 20th of February 2025 and subsequent scandalous and salacious allegations on Arise News TV by the Respondent, constitute a flagrant violation of the fundamental rights of the Applicant guaranteed under Section 34[1] [A] of The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 [As Amended], Article 4 & 5 of The African Charter on Human And Peoples Rights [Ratification And Enforcement Act] Cap. A9, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and Section 14 of the Violence Against Persons [prohibition] Act, 2015.
“AN ORDER OF PERPETUAL INJUNCTION restraining the Respondent from making further inciteful, scandalous, and spiteful statements that have caused the Applicant and her children emotional and psychological abuse and living under constant threat and fear of their lives.
“AN ORDER OF PERPETUAL INJUNCTION restraining the Respondent, whether by themselves, their agents, privies, or whosoever from further inciteful, scandalous, and spiteful statements that have caused the Applicant and her children emotional and psychological abuse and living under constant threat and fear of their lives or in any other manner infringing on their fundamental rights.
In a separate defamation Suit No: CV/816/25, Mrs Akpabio challenged the senator’s claim that her husband made sexual advances towards her.
She described the allegations as false, malicious, and damaging, saying they had brought her family into disrepute and public shame.
As part of her demands, she asked the court to order Akpoti-Uduaghan to issue a public apology in two national newspapers, The Guardian and ThisDay, and pay ₦1 billion in damages.
“The allegations have caused untold pain and emotional trauma to me and my family,” Mrs. Akpabio added.
The court has yet to fix a date for the hearing of both suits.
