Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has filed a new N200 billion defamation lawsuit against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, over alleged defamation.
Natasha, in a Facebook post on Friday, confirmed receiving notice of the suit.
She said the development offers her an opportunity to present her account after the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges previously declined to hear her complaint.
She alleged that the committee based its decision on an existing defamation case filed against her by Akpabio’s wife, which it said prevented it from addressing a matter already before the courts.
Natasha explained that she was unable to initiate her own legal action earlier because Senate rules required her to first appear before the Ethics Committee, the same committee that recommended her suspension.
