”My husband is a responsible man” – Ekaette Akpabio defends her husband

Ekaette Akpabio, the wife of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has responded to the allegation made against her husband by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

Recall that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, during an interview with Arise Television on Friday, February 28th, 2025, accused Mr Akpabio of s3xual h@rassment.

The Senator recounted an incident on 8th December 2023 when she and her husband visited Mr Akpabio’s residence in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

She alleged that during the visit, the Senate President held her hand, led her around his house, and made inappropriate advances towards her, even in her husband’s presence.

However, Mrs Akpabio defended her husband in an interview with journalists on Friday, she dismissed Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s allegations as baseless, noting that she was present at the event.

Mrs Akpabio said, “My husband and Natasha Akpoti’s husband were very good friends. I don’t understand where this is coming from. There must have been a discussion at home for someone to come out and make such allegations.

There must have been approval, go ahead and say it. If that approval came from her husband, our friend, he would have spoken to me because we are close.”

She noted that his constituents and others were always around him whenever her husband was home, whether in the village or the state capital.

She added that she would sue Ms Akpoti-Uduaghan on behalf of her husband (the senate president).

“There’s no way a man as disciplined as my husband would even consider bringing another woman into his home. He respects me, our children, and our family values. He has also supported many women advocating for inclusion in government, and no one has ever made such an allegation.

Mrs Akpabio also noted that the Senate President is highly responsible and disciplined.