The wife of the Senate President, Mrs. Unoma Godswill Akpabio, has taken legal action against Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over allegations of segxwal harassment leveled against her husband.
Mrs. Akpabio filed fundamental rights and defamation lawsuits against the senator at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, demanding N250 billion in general damages.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan had alleged that Senate President Godswill Akpabio was persecuting her in the Senate as retaliation for rejecting his segxwal advances. She claimed that Akpabio had made repeated overtures towards her, even in the presence of her husband.
Reacting to the allegations, Mrs. Akpabio dismissed them as false and baseless, accusing the senator of fabricating the claims for personal gain. She subsequently announced her decision to seek legal redress at a press conference held in Abuja.
The fundamental rights lawsuit (Suit No: CV/814/25) was filed under Section 34(1)(a) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and Articles 4 & 5 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement Act) Cap. A9, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
In her suit, Mrs. Akpabio requested the court to declare that the allegations made by Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan on the Senate floor on February 20, 2025, and during a subsequent interview on Arise News TV, constituted a violation of her fundamental rights. She also sought a perpetual injunction restraining the senator from making further statements that could incite public outrage or cause emotional distress to her and her family.
Additionally, Mrs. Akpabio sought an order compelling the senator to pay N250 billion in exemplary, punitive, and general damages for infringing on her fundamental rights.
In a separate defamation lawsuit (Suit No: CV/816/25), Mrs. Akpabio requested a court declaration that the senator’s claims on national television had damaged her family’s reputation. She demanded a formal written retraction and an unconditional apology to be published in The Guardian and This Day newspapers.
Furthermore, she sought an order compelling Akpoti-Uduaghan to pay N1 billion in punitive damages for the alleged harm done to her family's image and a perpetual injunction preventing the senator from making further defamatory statements against them.
The legal battle between the two high-profile figures has drawn widespread attention, with political observers watching closely as the case unfolds in court.
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