Akpabio Would Have Stepped Down If Natasha Had Presented Any Evidence – Ubani

Akpabio Would Have Stepped Down If Natasha Had Presented Any Evidence – Ubani

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Monday Ubani says Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has now no longer stepped apart from his function whilst research into the sexual allegations leveled towards became happening due to the fact the accuser, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan did now no longer deliver any proof to again up her claim.

Ubani, who’s a Special Adviser to the Senate President stated he could have individually recommended Akpabio to step apart whilst the research is ongoing if Natasha had provided any proof towards him.

He argued that during civilised international locations like United Kingdom or United States, public officials generally step apart for correct research if there are evidences towards them.

“My take is that during international locations like United States and United Kingdom, if such an allegation is made towards any public officer, they typically need to permit right research to be achieved that’s what the senate is making an attempt to do on this circumstances. But there have to be proof . I’m additionally curious to study the proof that the individual that has alleged this sexual harassment has provided ”.

According Ubani, regardless of making allegations towards Akpabio, Natasha did now no longer offer a unmarried proof to again up her claim.

“There are matters she has stated , which if there are enough proof , I can be certainly considered one among the person who will propose Senator Godswill Akpabio to step apart ”.

“The first allegation is that on eighth of December, withinside the domestic of Senator Akpabio in Uyo, she became together along with her husband and the senator took them to all of the rooms after which stated ‘do you want my house?’ I will like with the intention to come again right here to make me happy, you recognize I am a presiding officer’.

“The 2d one is while she did now no longer put on her wedding ceremony ring and the person noticed that and stated ‘ is that this an invite to treat?’. According to her, the ones matters had been stated withinside the presence of senators”.

“As I communicate to you, there may be no unmarried witness that has been named . There isn’t anyt any unmarried exhibit, there may be no unmarried textual content message. There isn’t anyt any unmarried proof withinside the verifying affidavit. All the allegations she made had been all verbal”.

“Also, there has been no witness. She didn’t inform her husband all these items till 2025 while her seat became re-allocated”.