According to LEADERSHIP, Senator Ireti Kingibe disclosed that she was once informed by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan that Senate President Godswill Akpabio had proposed a meeting at a hotel, but she had advised against it. In response to Natasha’s recent claims of sexual harassment against Akpabio, Kingibe made this claim in an interview with Arise News.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Natasha had claimed that her troubles in the Senate began after she rejected his alleged advances.
Kingibe recalled a past conversation with Natasha when she visited her home to deliver Senate documents.
During their discussion, Natasha mentioned that she was supposed to meet Akpabio and that he had suggested a hotel as the meeting place, Kingibe said she immediately advised Natasha against it.
However, Kingibe distanced herself from Natasha’s allegations of harassment.
She explained that she was not close enough to Akpabio to comment on his personal dealings.
She also pointed out that Natasha and Akpabio had known each other before entering the Senate, unlike the other female senators.
Kingibe added that the other female senators chose to remain silent on Natasha’s claims, believing the issue would eventually settle.
She also stated that, while the Senate is not always friendly toward women, it has made progress in gender-related matters.
“Whether there’s sexual harassment between them, they already had a personal relationship before they came to the Senate. Three of us had no relationship with Senator Akpabio before we came.”
“I collected documents for Senator Natasha. I called her, and she said she was home. I went to her house. I got there, and after offering a meal, she told me she was supposed to discuss something with him, and he said he would meet her in some hotel. I said to her, ‘You only meet the Senator in offices,” she said.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
