Senate President Godswill Akpabio has rejected allegations by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan that she was treated like a “domestic servant” and victimised under his leadership, describing her claims as false.

Akpoti-Uduaghan, who resumed her office on Tuesday after months of suspension and legal battles, had accused Akpabio of acting like a “dictator” and insisted she had “no apology to tender” for her defiance.

But appearing on Channels TV yesterday, Akpabio’s media aide, Kenny Okolugbo, defended the Senate’s decision, stressing that her suspension followed due process.

“Senator Natasha was suspended on 6th March 2025 for gross misconduct after the Ethics and Privileges and Public Petitions Committee presented its findings to the Senate.

“The decision to suspend her for six months was in line with Senate rules and regulations,” Okolugbo said.

He explained that her attempt to return in July was invalid.

“She attempted to resume in July, which was premature, because the judgment of Justice Binta Nyako did not order her reinstatement. It only stated that the six-month suspension was excessive,” he added.

Okolugbo also highlighted the privileges and responsibilities Natasha enjoyed, saying her political progress contradicted her claims of mistreatment.

“Senator Natasha was inaugurated on November 2, 2023. By November 20, she had already been made chairman of the Committee on Local Content.

“By January 2024, she was a member of the International Public Parliamentary Union and also a member of ECOWAS. She had submitted three bills, and while she was suspended, her bill on the Federal Medical Centre in Kogi State was passed into law.

“How many senators have bills passed into law? So how would she now say that she was being treated as a slave?? ” he queried.

Okolugbo maintained that the Senate strictly complied with its rules throughout the process, dismissing any suggestion of personal persecution by Akpabio as baseless.

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