The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has described suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan as a “serial accuser suffering from a lying complex.”

Akpabio, in reaction to assassination plot allegation levelled against him by Natasha in Okene three days ago, said similar allegation had been made by Natasha against Alhaji Yahaya Bello when he was governor of Kogi state, just as the sexual harassment allegation she levelled against him was also made against some other well-to-do Nigerians by her.

According to him, she’s suffering from a lying complex.

He consequently demanded public retraction and apology from her, otherwise, he would drag her to court for defamation.

Akpabio’s reaction was contained in a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media, Eseme Eyiboh, in Abuja on Friday.

It read in part, “The Office of the President of the Senate strongly condemns the recent baseless, false, and inflammatory accusation made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, in which she falsely alleged that the Senate President, His Excellency, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON, was involved in a plot to assassinate her.

“While speaking in Kogi state on April 1, 2025, the suspended Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan recklessly and maliciously claimed that Senator Godswill Akpabio ‘recruited’ former Governor Yahaya Bello to assassinate her in Kogi state rather than in Abuja.

“This outrageous accusation is not only false, but a complete fabrication and deeply irresponsible and dangerous attempt to provoke public unrest, attract media attention, and discredit the person and office of the President of the Senate for ulterior motives.”

The statement read further, “It is important to remind the public that this same individual had previously made an unsubstantiated accusation of sexual harassment against Senator Akpabio; a claim she seems to have abandoned without explanation. 

“This pattern of deliberate falsehoods and manipulative theatrics reveals a troubling willingness to exploit public sensitivities through recurring victimhood narratives.

 “It is a matter of public record that she has previously made assassination allegations against former Governor Yaya Bello and others in 2019 and 2023, along with multiple unsubstantiated claims of sexual harassment against other dignitaries. 

“Senator Godswill Akpabio remains undeterred. As a statesman devoted to national unity, institutional integrity, and the rule of law, he will not be distracted by malicious falsehoods or inflammatory rhetoric.

“We call on the Nigerian public in particular and the International Community to reject these baseless and provocative narratives.”