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This is hilarious—yeah! I smell it’s sarcasm, though. But it’s the same thought going through my mind.

No proof— pictures. video. Just English about a rescue operation.

DeShineShine:
It seems Sambisa forest is bigger than Nigeria and its occupants are more than Nigeria population. Our gallant officers always raid the forest without ending.

I don’t think it is right to make this about Peter Obi. It isn’t. I voted for Peter Obi in the last elections, but that doesn’t mean I have to salute S. Natasha’s allegation against the SP until she provides proof.

I simply ask myself:

Would I support a lady who claims my brother sexually assaulted her without asking her for proof irrespective of my brother’s antecedence?

Life is that simple:

That this is my position doesn’t mean I think less of Peter Obi. Not everything has to be politicized along religious, tribal or party affiliations.



quote author=Freetech post=134492233]Segun this is another nonsense being push to front page by your compromised mod

In the morning a 2009 story from nonsense blog about this same man in relation to Natasha and false claimed it's from people gazette

So how does this affect the decision to suspend the serial lier and blackmailer Natasha.

Show the major road in SE and the one leading to package Agulu fraud or else keep shut

Thinking that the OP is educated but accepted to do this dirty job show there's hunger in the land. People are no more buying gala[/quote]

And you are meant to be a kingdom practitioner. Yet you see nothing wrong with a pasupt clearly magnifying Mammon. It’s sad!

So whats the aim of saying this to a congregation in an economy that's ridden with poverty? How does this magnify Christ?

Jesus said there are only two masters— God and mammon, and you can only exalt one.

That mammon Jesus talked about is comfortably seating on our pulpits.



quote author=martinmiller post=134469382]Three things I don't like engaging publicly are RELIGION, SELF ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND POLITICS.

People will always have dirty views or cannot reason out matters constructively - if you are not a kingdom practitioner you don't have any meaningful input to this story or news. That pastor who donated 250million knows why he did what he did and he as more coz that Cannnot be the last card in his bank account and non of you here can tell the pastor how to spend his money.

You see poverty is not good thing, your job is to pray and rebuke poverty in your life so that you can afford basic things of life - how much is 259million. Do you know how much some people pay as their thithe monthly? You will marvel, how many of you on this platform can boast of six million sitting pretty in your account?

You people should go and sit down and drink plenty of water.

And stop yearning dust.[/quote]

Ok, true.

But should this be carried out by mere, “he said, and I said”? No proof whatsoever??

Be careful what you are pushing for because this may just play out in your office tomorrow.A colleague or even your maid saying you sexually assaulted her.

All we are saying is provide proof.

S.Natasha can't say only her knows she was sexually harassed by the accused and then she rushes off to TV.

On what basis should I believe her? Seeing that her sexuall assault allegation only came after she was asked to appear before the senate ethics committee for her unruliness during plenary?

Please, tell me why I should believe someone without proof? If it wasn't an issue when it happened to her why is it now an issue when she was summoned over her unruliness?

We have seen lives get destroyed on the basis of sexual abuse allegation. I will not add my voice to call anyone guilty without proof.

There are a group of us waiting for her to charge the Senate President to court and provide proof of his harassment.

When she does this, our voices will rise in support for her.

Until then, I have no reason to believe S.Natasha. None!

Xisnin:
A lot of ignorant fellow have been attacking Natasha for not reporting to the police bla bla bla.
The fact is any sexual offense outside rape is treated as minor issue in Nigeria.
Conviction is nearly impossible regardless of the evidence presented.
So, the only penalty lies in workplace disciplinary actions such as suspension, demotion or sack.

Because the court has become a tool in Wike’s hand and it is glaring for all to see.

At the rate they are going, soon there will be outright defiance of their verdict.

Mynd44:
They don't learn

This narrative is sad because it doesn't exactly capture the situation. Noticed BBC Nigeria also did this. It is not healthy.

We should support whoever we feel like but lets always give credence to the exact happenings not twist it.

Again, I am neither for Akapbio nor Natasha.

But she wasn't suspended because she came up with sexual assailt allegations. She was suspended for her unruly behavior during plenary.

The sexual assault allegation came afterward and on AriseTV. Her colleagues didn't watched the interview like we all did.

Anyone who chooses can discern that in a bid not to face sanctions by the ethics committee for her behavior during plenary, she chose to divulge the sexual assault claims.

That issue is in court because that's where she lodged it and the hearing will begin soon.

ambale:
Is this the case we are talking about??

Some of Una go just dey use sentiments dey run Una lives

So a fellow senator accused the Senate president of sexual harassment and the next thing is to suspend the accuser.

Because you be Senate president no mean say you get power pass another now

You were voted from your constituent and the other person too came from her own constituent

So why suspend an entire senatorial district from national activities for 6months?

[The same Natasha who was dating someone’s husband and became his wife after threatening him with lawsuit if he didn't marry her is suddenly different from Akpabio.

You all should rest, abeg.

quote author=essentialone post=134431455]

If you are an emotional piece of shit, get the fvck out of my mentions. Face reality and stop whining like a baby. This is life's reality. It is what it is. Even your mother was toasted by different men, before she finally said Yes to your father. Please, publish the newspaper pages where your mother accused those guys who toasted her then, of having sexually harassed her.

Bullshit people always trying to copy nonsense from the Western world, but cannot even produce the phone with which they write those nonsense. This is Nigeria and not Ukraine. If not comfortable, go and pass through Sahara Desert and get losttttttt.[/quote]

Now, this is where I come in.

Why would my loves one not cry foul when she was harassed? Why would my loved one not tell her hubby even after asking her severally? What was your response to him the first time that made him come to you again?

Those are the questions I would ask my loved one.

Yeah! Why would my loved one wait to vent after her seat is reassigned and then when summoned by the Ethics Committe and noticed a suspension was looking, run to AriseTV.

I don't pray to have any loved one who will be so wisdom deficient. But if there is, I would advise her to retrace her step because she goofed.

If sexual assault was truly an issue you wont wait to be summoned for breaking house rules to spill the beans.
The way it seems: it only became an issue when things didn't go her way.

quote author=allthingsgood post=134431405]

First of all he didn't ask her out, and never told U he did. He has never even denied the accusation, instead went to hire fake protesters.

Your are shouting that toasting isn't harassment because it didn't happen to your sister or your mum. But I pray it does so that you can also enjoy it. Then tell your loved ones to keep quiet that it's just toasting.[/quote]

No! Shame on you because you are simply beclouded by sentiments.When you have your house, ensure it is rift of order, but the senate is run by rules and an unruly behavior during plenary is subject to the senate ethics committee for sanction.

Akpabio didn't stop investigation into her sexual allegation, her gra-gra is what’s playing out on her— she was the one who ran to lodge her complaints in court, not Akpabio. If she wanted the ethics committee to probe she would have reported it formally there.

You were summoned by the Ethics committee for misconduct and before you were due to appear before them, boom! You are suddenly claiiming sexually assault allegation.

Wisdom is an asset indeed. It teaches you that timing is everything.

Before you start screaming, “even in saner climes”, I can assure you that even in saner climes, Natasha would have still be disciplined for her unruliness during plenary.

Obey first then tender your reservations. It doesn’t make you less. Challenge the reassignment of seat by raising it up as something to be tackled and those who have been affected will answer “aye” for it to be abolished.

But No! You ran to AriseTv to scream sexual assault to intimidate the senate to do your bidding.

Some of us are not impressed by sentiments. We see beyond them.

And before you say someone in my family will face the same fate. I can promise you that I won't have an unwise family member who wouldn't cry foul when assaulted immediately and who would only see being assaulted a crime because their seat was reassigned.

That my friend is manipulation.



quote author=JAWBONE post=134424329]Shame on all the 108 fools in that house.

Shame on all the idiots in this country cheering this nonsense.
The world is watching you.

Tomorrow, the Ronu/agbado idiotic crew will be so quick to blame Peter Obi, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Igbo people for the negative image of Nigeria.

But the foolish slaves will fail to realize that the world is watching these animals disgrace themselves.

Nobody is even saying whether Akpabio is guilty of the allegations or not, allow the investigation to go on first but the bloated goat of a rubber stamp Senate President did not even allow any investigation to take place.[/quote]

And you didn't add:

She is on her second term unopposed.

Bigboytinz:
Sincerely there was way more successful women in the south than the north of course and if she was from one of the southern states I bet she won't be able to win a senate seat. Don't know what the noise about her is about. Okonjo Iweala is so highly successful globally yet shes respectful and law abiding. I remember when Donald Trump tried to stop her from getting elected as the President of the World trade organisation. She never threw tantrums or played the gender /sexual harrassment card. She held forth and today is on her second term at the WTO

First let me state that I am not an APC or Akpabio fan.

But for those saying how can one be suspended for speaking up against sexual harassment, you miss the point.

After S.Natasha’s unruly behavior at the plenary, where she caused a commotion, she was summoned by the ethics committee and when she noticed she was likely going to face suspension for flouting the house rules, that was when she headed off to Arise TV and then to court.

The sexual harassment or assault allegation was a ploy not to face disciplinary actions— and this doesn't mean it didn't happen.

But the timing for blowing off the lid is questionable.

After being summoned and her heading off to AriseTV, she got public sympathy and the court orders restraining her appearance before the committee.

This the senate eventually kicked against claiming separation of powers.

In reaction, she refused to appear before the committee. Yeah! She snubbed the committee. The decision to suspend her for 6-months was taken in her absence.

Now, let me state this:

She had a good cause—which was to stop the senate’s long tradition of reassigning seats of senators without their prior notice. But she didn't go about it the right way.

You can't be in a house that thrives on rules and you want to use unruliness to bring it down. Wisdom should have informed her that she could have only had her way by using the same rules. There are some good people who would have seen her case.

But trying to gather public sympathy when you are being punished and ascribing your unruliness to sexual assault is uncalled for.

Her actions must be sanctioned so a wrong precedence isn't set for other senators.— present or incoming.

Everything shouldn't be seen from the eyes of politics.

If your colleague assaults you sexually, you should follow due process to report him/her, not cause a frenzy in an organizational meeting because he/she is the one presiding and reassigned your seat.

No one knows about the assault— it happened behind the scenes. All the house sees is her flouting house rules. Now, they didn't even know why you acted rudely. They heard it on live TV.

Please, all things should be done decently and in order.

The sexual assault would be investigated and if the SP is found culpable, he should face the consequences of his actions.

Yet he wasn't the one that caused commottion in the house, it is Natasha. So her suspension is well deserved.

Metrix147:
https://abntv.com.ng/news/senator-kalu-advocates-for-senator-natashas-aides-amid-suspension-sanctions-video/

Very valid points raised.

I was rooting for her until she made her allegation on AriseTV. Who does that? She is in a house that thrives on protocols yet she snubs all that and head for the media court.

How come no one but her knows about this assault?

Mind you she says asaault not harassament.

None is trivial of course, but assault is huge.

How on earth is it possible to assault a woman like Natasha who knows her onions without her crying foul immediately—- not to her husband or her women Caucaus at the Senate?

But she had to wait for an unfavorable seating position to scream assault.

The allegation is not “allegating”.😂

Like most Nigerians, I’m eagerly waiting for the evidence of the assault.

And if a Nigerian barrister cum senator doesn't know the difference between advances, harassment and assault, I will be very scared for where we are headed.

The case of BSc law will be a more humane joke.

emkz:
She is walking alone in the midst of vipers and scorpions.

The gang up against her is not something she can surmount.

The mistake she made was that she should have obeyed that change of her seat and submit a petition on the floor of the senate. After going to Arise News to commence a media trial, she should have continued the media trial outside the senate. That mistake cannot be undone. By coming back to the senate to submit a petition, they'd do everything to embarrass her as we are seeing now.

In fighting an establishment like the senate, there is a method which must be followed.

(1) Know the rules to the letter
(2) Build your network within and outside the senate. There are disgruntled senators against the leadership. Identify with them and carry them along with a deep commitment to secrecy.
(3) Along with those you work with, NEVER disclose your war strategies. If that petition was submitted on the floor of the senate before blowing the matter open in the press, the element of surprise will catch the senate leadership unawares.
(4) Considering that the remote cause of the petition was the fallout from the allocation of seats, people are now divided whether it is not an instrument of blackmail as an afterthought. In other words, they are asking why the matter was not reported since.

Senator Natasha Akpoti, do not expect that you'd get fair hearing from the senate. You are seen as a traitor and someone who wants to single-handedly institute a coup in the senate. They'd sink you. They'd ostracize you. Expect it. You can't win this fight in their chambers. Look at it: how many of your female colleagues have openly supported you? Infact, they say you are too close to Akpabio and probably deserved the proposition. They are even pushing the narrative of character flaws. I'd advise you to prepare for what is to come.

I wish you peace and hope you find closure in this madness.

I believe he mentioned those to say he has high respect for women having being raised by his mum single-handedly.

I don't think that comment was unnecessary.

It was his way of saying he isn't a misogynist or one who has low regard for women to treat them condescendingly— especially with assault.

That what he said may not be true of how he sees women but it doesn't make the comment irrelevant or borne out of durress. It was very valid.

id4sho:
taaaH, nothing go sub. She's a politician too and dirty one at that too.
Akpabio wey tell us about his single mum, sisters, Jesus stories. Omo, frustration under tension 😅🤣😂. The heat is surplus for my guy

No na! Saner clime! Saner clime! Saner clime.

So someone should just wake up without proof and say someone harrassed her and they should tell the person to step down?

That would be a tool every opposition interested in a seat will start employing.

Let’s not project things because it doesn’t concern us directly. If this man were your uncle would you ask that he steps down without any evidence being presented?

Forumites:
Shameless senators!! In a saner zone Akpabio supposed to step down. Stupid senators licking anus.

I think the explanation is clear by the ethics committee chairman.

Natasha lodged the sexual complaint with the court that is the judiciary arm of government. She can't lodge the same complaint with the legislative arm of government again.

He said because of the separation of powers.

Natasha was already billed to apperar before the ethics committee for misconduct in the house when her seat was reassigned. And the court had ruled against the appearance.

But he also said because of the rule of separation of powers, the judiciary cannot dictate to the legislature.

So it isn't the fault of the senate but Natasha who would have filed her report first with the senate ethics committee if she wanted prompt hearing.

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Fiscus105:
Yet, the foolish online rats and cockroaches would still be defending Gigolo man that is innocent.
They must defend a course even if it's detrimental to themselves and society.

I knew they would surely find loopholes to discard the petition.
Even in the court it would take ethernity to deliver the judgment. Yet werey people would be flying around the world, claiming he is looking for investors. Which investor would carry his money to invest and in jungle.

Nigeria a shithole nation!

It was his way of saying his government was gender inclusive. His wife mentioned this during her press conference.

Chrixtopha:
Huncle said Gender friendly as an award....Oh lurd

He may be randy. Sexual assualt is on another level. Most randy men do so by consent. When you say “No”, they move on. Saying a randy man made advances at you is noted, but saying he sexaully assaulted you is another.

Just so you know:

I don't celebrate “randyness” and neither do I applaud any sort of sexual vice.

Pickieox:
Akpabio. You are a pathetic liar, you are a randy man. Can you swear with your life using Ogun, god of iron or Amadioha? By the way, are you not part of those who sponsor these yeyebrities lifestyle including Hilda Bacci? Motherfvcker.

He probably didn't do all you said because he didn't think there will be an alleged case of sexual assault.

Especially if it was consensual.

No man will assault a woman like Natasha without her consent. She has to enable it for it to happen.

If you doubt it: look at her and Akpabio again.

Tightpussy2024:
Akpabio is not wise.
The moment that the scene of seat arrangement occured,he should have called her privately and made amends or better still negotiate a deal.

When the scene occured,the first reaction that came to my mind was "for her to have mouth like this,which no woman has done in the Senate,he is wooing this lady"

Until you have slid into a lady dm,touch her inappropriately or flirted with her,she will not disrespect you in public.

A sexual assault accusation was imminent after the scene

If he had called her privately to settle scores,and maybe offer to reinstate her seat and give her a some money, the news we will be hearing now will be:

Natasha akpoti apologizes for outburst. blames it on depression.

Akpabio and Natasha seen together in a family outing,indicating peace is restored.

She are short-sighted. Only seeing bertween your eyes.

Because she came out to cry foul means she is a decent woman who honors her marriage? Interesting!

A man sexually assaults you once, you didn't tell your hubby. He did it again, you still didn't tell him. The question you should answer is why??

Did she ever tell you what her response to Akapabio was when he assaulted her?? Did she??

The sexual assault only became an issue because when her seat was changed and she overreacted, she was to be disciplined.

Am I making mild sexual assault? No! I am saying that ladies should stop weaponiing it. It makes light of the secual assault.

Natasha didn't see the sexual asaault as an issue until things didn't go her favor. That's my point.

If her seat wasn't swapped in the Senate would we hear her outcry?

How are we sure that there wasn’t something between them that turned sour and the whole fight afterward is the outcome of a relationship gone sour?

Now, she is a hero.

I’m too smart to be given to sentiments because I don't like Akpabio. We have seen women bring false accusations against men over and again and I should just swallow this because Natasha is a saint

Natasha didn't tell her hubby she was sexually assaulted by his friend?? As a matter of fact, she didn't want him to know as implied by her AriseTV video. Didn't mention it even after he asked her.

Who or what was she protecting?

Now, she is a women’s right advocate that I should celebrate when everything she has done smells or ulterior motive. No transparency. Like someone who running things behind her husband.

If you people refuse to see beyond the face, don't fault those who can.

And yes! I am a very noble lady not given to sentiments.

Heffalump:
You are saying this because there is no true democracy in Nigeria where the votes of the electorates count. Otherwise, who the hell is Akpabio to determine Senator Natasha's re-election when he should be languishing in jail? In a civilized society, Senator Natasha's image and integrity will be held high with respect. A woman that honours her husband, culture, religion, and the dignity of her position as a law maker. She should be celebrated.

Anybody expecting her to sleep around as a married woman is a demon and a beast in nature. It's a taboo in the African world. Every married man and woman of dignity should be proud of this woman. Only evil-minded people are insulting and accusing her for not "Opening her Legs around". The world is truly evil.

Seriously You sure she is fighting tyranny
Truth is most times we don't know why people fight. We only know what we see. The real reason is right there. If Natasha was harasses once and again, she enabled it.

Like you have observed, she is a courageous woman, men hardly harsss those kind of ladies unless they enable it.

Charly68:
The woman is a lioness ..I love her courage and audacity to fight the tyrannical oppressive leaders in the hallo chamber. It is fight to finish ...

He is a randy man? Ok.

My support is for neither.

But Natasha isn't a wise lady. You don't win a battle to lose a war. It is wisdom to lose a battle to win a war

I’m scared for men who are just—- men who are truly chaste. I fear for them.

Because this trajectory of weaponizing sexual assault isn't the way to go—-that’s if there was an assualt in the first place.

Natasha doesn't look like someone that would be sexually assaulted and would not cry foul immediately.
Unless, the “sexual assault” was favoring her.

She didn't tell anyone about the assault when she could have handled it immediately. She didn't tell her husband. She didn't tell anyone. Why

She wanted to handle it on her own. For a man to assault you once and again, it means you enabled him.

This man was her husband’s friend. He never warned him to stop or she will have expose him and see if he continues. If he shuts you up on the senate seat because you said NO, then you threaten him to behave or you’ll go public.

Natasha is smart. She could have recorded the conversation and tell him to do his bid and he would have played game.

But you didn’t.

A “sexual assault” continued and would have continued until they moved your seat as ordered by the senate president.

Then, the sexual assault became an issue.

Chucks13:
Yea that is the right step then she should approach the court if truly the incident of sexual harrassement actually took place.

I'm a supporter of Akpabio but I noticed or gathered from some reliable section he is a randy man when it comes to women which is unacceptable to me. I'm never that stupid like obidient to think anybody I support is saint than Jesus and I should be defending him when evidence shows he did wrong, mbanu I don't go that way, i have zero tolerace for nonsense, no joy for shit abeg..

If Akpabio is find guilty he should be remove from the position to send clear signal to other randy goats out there.

The lady didn't speak up when something was at stake. The way Natasha went about the whole issue is naive and void of wisdom. Who says Akapabio may not be complicit? True, may is the way she went about it wise?

Don't tell me she is fighting for a cause. I won't agree with you. She was asked to move seat, which was wrong of the senate because they should have told her first. No matter how long they have been doing that to themselves it isn't correct.

But defying the order of her leader by shouting in that manner is not correct. And when you are tackled, she remembered you were sexually assaulted.

Something that she didn't even tell her husband according to her Arise TV interview. So it wasn't even an issue.

Then when you are to face a committee for suspension you ran to AriseTV and remembered Sexual assult.

Please, Nigerians you don't have to like Akpabio. I don't like him either.

But we shouldn't encourage people to weaponized sexual assualt. It is selfish.

quote author=Profound001 post=134405370]You all talking trash here, have you forgotten a certain lady an MD in NNDC, couple of years complained about Akpabio's harassment up to a point she had to slap Akpabio. Take a look at the below link and think twice why you must defend and extol evil.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1ADpcoGbNv/[/quote]

Nope. The case in court is for defamation not secual harassment. She hasn't lodged that yet. She sued Akpabio for the comment made on Facebook by his team that all she knows is to use pancakes and wear transparent clothes.

quote author=enambobo post=134405246]
Which case? The case in court is sexual harassment and not indiscipline or disregard for Senate rules.[/quote]

Does Natasha look to you as someone who can be harassed sexually except by her consent? You check am.

A lady that from the first day she entered the senate she owned her own.

Men only assualt women who cant expose them. Women that can't own their own. Not every woman can be intimidated. Natasha that fought for her right before she came onboard the Senate.

Akpabio isn't that stupid. Plus, she is his friend’s wife.

If anything had gone on between those two, I can almost say that Natasha enabled it and for selfish reasons—to blackmail the SP.

As much as I’m not a fan of Akpabio, Natasha is a snitch. Weaponizing sexual assault that she enabled. She isn't innocent.

All Natasha would have done is go into Akpabio’s office with a phone to record his sexual assault and warn him to stop or she will expose him.

Case would have closed since. If she didn't do this, the Natasha that I am seeing is because she was playing game.

quote author=ugodson post=134404896]

They never sleep with your wife or girlfriend before and is your close friend tha did. Thats why your mouth is shape[/quote]

Why call Obidients into this? Even Senator Ireti Kingibe didn't support her approach to this. Must everything be party or ethnic based in your perception?

Cherrybae:
This is what the brainless ipob and obedients don't know.

Hate and bitterness has really eaten up ipob and obedients brain.

The woman is not getting it right at all

Some things are just clear to see, but as Nigerians we are just carried away by sentiments.

We think Natasha is for the masses and Akpabio against thr masses so we pitch our tent with her not taking the pain to see through her allegations.

Why would a married man(Akpabio) continually assault his friend’s wife(Natasha)? What made him so confident that Natasha won’t report him to her husband( who is Akpabio’s friend even before he married Natasha)

Natasha could have threatened to report him and even threatened that she has recorded his advances to her and would show it to Mrs Akpabio. Natasha is smart, if she didn’t enjoy the assault and wanted it to stop, she could have.

If it continued, it is because she was enabling it—perhaps, to use it as a tool against him to do her bidding.

In the end, she only cried foul because things didn’t go her way. So those trying to make it a women’s right infringement are choosing not to be discerning.

Natasha didn’t cry out because she was fighting for change. She cried out because she was called to order for her unruly behavior in the house which was highly televised.

And to save face, she had to weaponize the sexual advances— if there was any.

Some persons are just wired to having their way and they don’t care who they bring down doing just that.

If Akpabio sexually assaulted her and she didn’t indulge him, she wouldn’t need a displacement of her seat, to call him out.

Bigchief46:
As a man with three daughters, I don’t take sexual harassment lightly. That said, these allegations don’t hold water simply because it can’t be proved.
PROOF is at the heart of evidence & he who alleges must prove. That a man said, from time to time, come around & let’s chill in my house does not amount to sexual harassment. First Akpabio will say it’s not true & it ends there. Secondly, even if Natasha’s husband says he heard the words, the words themselves amount to nothing in law. Thirdly, the presence of her husband there, walking along with them, means it can no longer be termed “HARASSMENT”. That word harassment is the key word. There needs to be an overt threat of denial of rights, opportunity, advantage, privilege, etc contained in the words said or actions taken or threatened for harassment to be considered. In the workplace where the concept of sexual harassment was born, it is based on the fact that undue pressure & demand for sex by a superior might force the Junior staff to succumb for fear of losing her job or promotion, etc. It is no harassment if a Bank janitor propositions his Manager for sex no matter how aggressively. Office romance is not banned generally. People have been known to marry their Secretaries, junior colleagues, etc & it always starts with a proposition, approach or TOASTING. That the junior colleague is not interested in the toasting does not automatically make it harassment.
A wise woman who has genuine complaints should be patient & set a trap so as to get credible evidence. The fact that an MD/CEO said to the Secretary, come over to my guest house this weekend and make me happy is not sexual harassment in and of its own. That may even be the prayer point of the Secretary for months. If she says “yes Sir, my pleasure, I will be there….”; it’s no harassment. If she says “no Sir, I am sorry but I would rather not come to your house or guest house on a private visit….” & the MD moves on & takes no adverse action against her, that is also not sexual harassment.
Finally, Natasha has not YET taken any action whatsoever to establish or press her claim of harassment. Her action in Court is for defamation not sexual harassment. It should also be pointed out that she has no credibility on this subject & Akpabio will certainly rely on this if the matter arises anywhere. Even in Court, unless there is clear-cut irrefutable evidence, a Judge may not ascribe credibility to her testimony due to the “shouting wolf” phenomenon. Natasha has a history of making false accusations of sexual harassment against men without proof. One good example is when she accused Reno Omokri through a post on her social media handle of harassing her for sex on a specific occasion. The problem was that Reno was abroad at the very period she claimed that he harassed her; he published his passport with its Visa & immigration stamps & she pulled down the post. Such history of lying & false accusations of being sexually harassed without offering credible proof, will work against her….

I don’t think your outburst is necessary—seriously. I’m not an APC ally. I don’t have any connection with Akpabio, either.

It’s true the guy in question often pushes his loyalty to the roof. And so that may have instigated your anger, but critically analyze the Natasha Akpabio saga.

It has nothing to do with APC or opposition party.

This is about discerning the Truth.

Akpabio may be guilty but one thing is certain:

Natasha cooperated with him.

No man will continually sexually assault a married woman without a form of consent. Particularly, his friend’s wife. (Yes! Natasha’s husband (Akpoti) and Akpabio have been friends before he married her)

The real question is why did she hide it from her husband. Not once did she think she should tell him or did she confront Akpabio to stop.

Why?

So she didn’t think too much of the advances from Akpabio until it didn’t favor her.

She only screamed about sexually harassment when her seat was changed and it wasn’t just unique to her.

She could have dealt with that issue. But No! She wasn’t happy that Akpabio would dare change her seat after he said he likes her.

So she chose to use something as serious as a sexual assault that she enabled to gain leverage.

Don’t let someone push your head into a fight that isn’t yours because you can’t discern.

A woman who isn’t enjoying the advances from a man won’t wait to have her seat changed to complain about sexual assault.

It simply means the issue wasn’t the sexual assault.

Richlolly:
you are nothing but a devil and an APC sycophant and sympathizer. You are equally an opposite person, always supporting evil and wrong deeds. You will rot in hell if you don't change your evil ways. Look at the name you bear, Helinues, it's surely synonymous with Hell fire where people like will go if hell truly exists.

Senator Natasha: Beauty and Brains — But Wisdom Deficient?

Let’s be honest — Senator Natasha doesn’t care about the cost of rice or garri in the market.

That’s a fact.

So let’s not be naive when we see attempts to instigate women to carry placards, rallying around her as if this is some great fight for women’s rights.

This is not about justice — it’s about an agenda.

If Senator Natasha was truly about the people, we would have heard her voice when Senate President Akpabio casually spoke about bad governance or made light of the rising cost of living.

But we didn’t.

Not a word.

The only time Senator Natasha spoke up was when the Senate decided to discipline her for flouting internal rules — suddenly, she remembered the sexual harassment allegations against Akpabio.

Let me be clear — I have no alliance to Senate President Akpabio.

I do not undermine sexual harassment.

I frown at it. Yet I frown more at those who weaponise it.

Now, let’s also call a spade a spade: what happened with the seat reassignment was wrong.

It was disrespectful.

They reassigned Senator Natasha’s seat without informing her — and that was the bone of contention that led to the commotion.

It doesn’t matter if that’s “how it’s always been done.”

That approach is flawed.

I actually relate to Senator Natasha because I’ve experienced something similar.

There was a time I attended a program in a church I belonged to, and as a member of a prominent unit, I arrived early and took a seat with the unit, waiting for the program to start.

I had attended rehearsals leading up to the event, so as far as I knew, I was exactly where I was supposed to be.

But just as the program began, I noticed some unit members whispering, and then, someone tapped me and pointed to the leader of the unit.

I looked towards him, and he didn’t speak to me directly — he just used his hand to gesture that I should leave.

No explanation.

Nothing.

I kept wondering why I was being asked to move — especially since the program had already started.

The auditorium was packed by then, so I had to walk to the back, embarrassed, looking for a place to sit — still unsure of what had just happened.

It wasn’t until the program ended that I went to the leader and asked, “Why did you ask me to leave? I attended rehearsals. What happened?”

That’s when they told me — I was under suspension.

I was shocked.

I asked, Suspension? What did I do?

They said a mail had been sent.

A mail I never received.

A mail I never acknowledged.

So there was clearly a lapse in communication.

But here’s the key difference:

Even though I was embarrassed and upset, I didn’t cause a scene.

I didn’t shout or disrupt the program.

I waited until after the event ended to seek clarification.

And yes — I was hurt.

Later, I sent a text message to the leader expressing my frustration — a message they felt was too harsh.

Because of that, I was summoned by the leadership of the unit.

But despite the tension, it was handled internally.

We resolved the matter within the structure — without public drama.

That’s the same approach Senator Natasha should have taken.

The Senate has internal conflict resolution mechanisms.

Instead of escalating the situation publicly, she could have:

1. Addressed the seat reassignment privately through the right channels.
2. Expressed her frustration without causing a commotion during the sitting.
3. Pushed for justice internally first before going to the media.

But she didn’t.

She went straight to Arise TV — not because she wanted justice, but because the system no longer favored her.

That’s not how you fix a broken system — that’s how you burn it down.

Let me address some issues the Senate commotion drives home.

1. Loyalty Doesn’t Mean Burning Down the House

Let’s talk about loyalty.

Loyalty isn't about taking nonsense from an institution or person. It is about dealing with nonsense with sense.

Burning down a building because there are cockroaches isn't loyalty — but recklessness. Why burn down when you can fumigate first?

Yes, Senator Natasha is in the opposition, but opposition doesn’t mean recklessness.

The Senate may have issues, but you don’t tear the institution apart because you’re upset — you work within the system to fix it first.

By running to the media, Senator Natasha didn’t just attack Akpabio — she dragged the entire 10th Senate Assembly into the mud.

Now, instead of being seen as a woman standing for justice, she’s part of an Assembly that’s being ridiculed as chaotic, disorderly, and unserious.

That’s not a win.

It’s not a badge of honor.

It’s a stain — on both her and the 10th Assembly.

A Married Woman Who Values Her Integrity…

Here’s another thing we must address:

2. Senator Natasha is a married woman.

A married woman who values her integrity and does not condone sexual harassment would have spoken up immediately when it happened.

Not months or years later — and definitely not as a reaction to having her seat reassigned.

If Senator Akpabio had indeed harassed her, the wise thing to do would have been to confront him directly:

“Stop this nonsense or I’ll report you to my husband.”

Let’s not forget — Akpabio was already friends with her husband before they got married.

She had a powerful, direct route to warn him.

If Akpabio continued despite the warning, then the next logical step would have been to report him to her husband.

If he still persisted, she could have escalated to Senator Ireti Kingibe — a respected female senator and leader in the Senate and her “mentor”.

And if all else failed, she could have formally reported him to the Senate Ethics Committee.

By the time she went through all these channels, she would have built a solid case against Akpabio.

Her claims would have carried weight because there would be proof of multiple attempts to address the issue before it became public.

But she didn’t do any of these.

Instead, she tied her sexual harassment allegations to her seat reassignment — making it seem less about justice and more about retaliation.

What happened to all the people she could have involved to mediate and protect her space in the Senate?

She didn’t use them because, let’s be honest — the sexual harassment wasn’t the issue.

She didn’t present any proof that she wasn’t complicit or comfortable with the situation until it became convenient for her.

It’s hard not to wonder: was she truly harassed, or was she simply weaponizing the narrative because she was losing favor?

Then finally, let’s look at:

3. The Truth vs. “Your Truth”

At the heart of this is the distinction between:
• The truth and
• Your truth.

Your truth is about how you feel — your pain, your anger, your experiences.

But the truth is about wisdom — knowing how to channel those feelings the right way.

If Senator Natasha had pursued the truth, she would have:

1. Addressed the sexual harassment when it happened.
2. Raised the seat reassignment issue through the proper Senate channels first.
3. Used her husband’s relationship with Akpabio to mediate.
4. Corrected the system without making a public spectacle of the Senate.

But instead, she blurred the lines between fighting for justice and fighting for attention.

And now, the 10th Assembly is known more for commotion than for change.

In Conclusion

Here’s the truth:

Loyalty means addressing wrongs the right way — without tearing down the house you belong to.

Justice means standing firm — not conveniently switching narratives when the tide turns against you.

Wisdom means knowing that timing matters — and that a just cause can lose its weight when pursued recklessly.

Senator Natasha didn’t fight for justice — she fought because the system stopped favoring her.

That’s not the same thing.

Let’s be wise.

Shalom.

Where is Obaseki, how? Didn’t he finish his two terms? What do you guys call betrayal? For Christ’s sakes, no state belongs to any former governor. This ain’t done in democracy na. Why are we like this? Does everything have to be papa and pikin based? No institution grows through godfatherism.

Make your mark and let others lead. Let governors and presidents choose who they aspire to be like in leadership style like we see in the west where they aspire to be better than the best of the best of their leaders.

We should stop enabling godfatherism. It places a huge demand on the state. Servicing these godfathers is at the expense of the populace. Let’s wake up!

highchief1:
where are the Nigerian governors forum and atiku and secondus.i knew sim can never win this matter.no betrayal wins any war.where is Obaseki today.

Shame on you and on all those who likes your post. Nigeria doesn’t have a future with people like you and your lots in it. Slave mentality mindset.

Cherrybae:
See mumu man. You say your lawyers assured you the CTC will be available by Friday 7th March and you will study it and implement it.

If you have not seen the CTC why are you obey that of the sacked LGA chairmen.

Look Fubara, if by Tuesday 4th March, you don't present the 2024 budget before Hon Marthins. I assure you that you will be impeached.

We are already mobilising to embark on protest for your immediate impeachment, Arrest and prosecution.

If IPOB has 10 heads, let them show face. Sorry will be there name.

Fubara no longer talking tough but now humble.

Shame on ipob and obedients

Well said. It is truly sad that we keep allowing tribal, religious and political sentiments blind our eyes from objective discourse.

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This is the problem with this country..no one is asking Mercy Eke where she got the money from or who bought her the vehicle,you ,you are online here doing tribalism, happy that a girl with no known source of income bought a Lamborghini and no one is asking questions of how she got it ,no company,no industry.. nothing to explain how she got the money from or who bought it for her and the person should explain how much tax he or she has paid to the Authorities,none,EFCC is quiet FRIS is quiet LIRS is quiet and una wan make Nigeria be like America where you can't be driving such vehicle without explaining the source of it.
You blaming Yorubas that they are envy Mercy Right..no worry ..I hope you saw what happened in the east where close to 30 dead bodies were retrieved from a river mostly young girls ,some with private part removed ,breast removed etc ..and you are here supporting and been tribalistic about a girl buying a Lamborghini that most actress in USA does not have .[/quote]