Senator Natasha sues Senate President Akpabio for defamation, demands ₦100bn in damages

<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"the-post">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area-inner">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"single-featured-image"><img width&equals;"1200" height&equals;"590" class&equals;"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image" alt&equals;"Senator Natasha sues Senate President Akpabio for defamation&comma; demands ₦100bn in damages" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high" data-lazy- src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;02&sol;FotoJet-5-10&period;jpg"&sol;><img width&equals;"1200" height&equals;"590" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;02&sol;FotoJet-5-10&period;jpg" class&equals;"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image" alt&equals;"Senator Natasha sues Senate President Akpabio for defamation&comma; demands ₦100bn in damages" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"entry-content entry clearfix">&NewLine;<p><strong><a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;Senator-Natasha-Akpoti-Uduaghan">Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>has filed a defamation suit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio over defamatory remarks about her&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The lawsuit filed at the Federal Capital Territory High Court stated that the lawyer of Senator Natasha Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan stated that a post shared on the Facebook page of a user with the handle &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Patrick” insinuated that the senator focuses more on makeup and transparent outfits than legislative duties&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He described these assumptions as defamatory and damaging to her reputation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Senator Natasha is seeking a court declaration that the statement was defamatory&comma; an injunction preventing further such publications&comma; and ₦100 billion in damages along with ₦300 million in litigation costs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The lawsuit follows days after a video circulated online captured the moment Senate President Godswill Akpabio ordered the removal of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan&comma; who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District&comma; from the Senate chamber which resulted in a clash&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Kogi senator has since been referred to the <strong>Senate Disciplinary Committee <&sol;strong>over the incident&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gistreel&period;com&sol;senator-natasha-sues-senate-president-akpabio-for-defamation-demands-&percnt;E2&percnt;82&percnt;A6100bn-in-damages&sol;" previewlistener&equals;"true">Source link <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;