BREAKING: “Why Akpabio Said My Waist Would Make Good Movements,” Natasha Alleges

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of making lewd and suggestive comments towards her, including inappropriate physical gestures in the presence of other senators.

Suspension: Natasha accuses akpabio of sexual harassment

Legit.ng reported that Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended from the Senate on March 6, 2025, for “gross misconduct and unruly behaviour,” a day after submitting a sexual harassment petition against Akpabio.

Legit.ng also reported that Akpabio accused Akpoti-Uduaghan of distorting the facts and misrepresenting the Senate on the international scene.

But in an emotional interview with the BCC published on Wednesday, March 19, the embattled senator described her suspension as an attempt to silence her.

Natasha: “Akpabio repeatedly made lewd advances towards me”

The Kogi senator alleged that Akpabio frequently made sexual advances towards her in and out of the senate chamber and sometimes before other senators.

Buttressing her point, Senator Natasha alleged that Akpabio would “squeeze my hands in a very suggestive way”.

“There was a time I forgot to wear my ring because I rushed to work. And there were about five senators there. And Akpabio said ‘oh Natasha, you are not wearing your ring… is this an invitation to treat?” she said.

“There was another time he made a statement like ‘Natasha, your husband is really enjoying. It looks like you’d be able to make good movements with your waist’.

“He makes such sexist statements. And then they (other senators) all laughed.”

As reported by The Cable, Akpoti-Uduaghan broke down in tears when the interviewer asked what impact her victim shaming and intimidation claims have had on her.

“People don’t understand what it means to carry this. Maybe we don’t talk about it enough in Nigeria or Africa,” the senator said in between sobs.

She, however, added that the positive for her is that some female parliamentarians from across Africa have reached out to her to encourage her and as well share similar experiences.

Akpoti-Uduaghan spoke on Wednesday, after an interview granted to a British British television station, Sky News UK, where she compared her treatment to male senators.

Watch her interview below:

Natasha: Court backs Senate’s disciplinary process

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Federal High Court in Abuja gave a fresh order on the Nigerian Senate’s disciplinary process against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.