Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central,
has filed a N5 billion suit against her colleague, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, over
alleged defamation.
The suit was filed by Akpoti-Uduaghan through her lawyer,
Michael Jonathan Numa, at the federal capital territory high court.
In the suit, the Kogi senator asked the court to declare
that the statements made by Nwaebonyi, senator representing Ebonyi north,
during an interview on Channels Television on March 6, 2025, are false and
malicious.
Akpoti-Uduaghan said the Ebonyi senator labelled her a “gold
digger, habitual liar, and habitual blackmailer” during the interview.
The Kogi senator asked the court to rule that the comments
claiming that she is “a mother of six from different men” is false, malicious,
and defamatory.
She said Nwaebonyi’s statements had caused significant harm
to her reputation and embarrassment in the eyes of the public.
Akpoti-Uduaghan prayed the court to restrain Nwaebonyi from
making any further malicious comments against her.
She asked the court to rule that Nwaebonyi pays the sum of
N5 billion as “aggravated and exemplary damages in favour of the claimant for
the false, malicious and injurious statement”.
“An order of perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant,
his associates, agents, assignees, servants, privies, proxies, allies or any
one called from further publishing or causing to be published the words
complained of or any other defamatory words concerning the Claimant,” the court
documents read.
“An order of this Honourable Court compelling the Defendant
to retract the defamatory words on the same platforms used to make the
defamatory publications and tender an unreserved apology in at least two
national newspapers electronically and vide print media circulated nationwide
within 7 days from the day of the delivery of the judgment of this Honourable
Court.
“An order of this Honourable Court awarding the sum of N5
billion only, against the Defendant being aggravated and exemplary damages in
favour of the Claimant for the false, malicious and injurious statements that
have since caused the Claimant considerable distress, reputational harm,
embarrassment, and emotional distress.
“An order of this Honourable Court awarding post-judgment
interest on the judgment sum awarded to the Claimant at the rate of 10% per
annum from the date of delivery of the judgment until the judgment debt is
fully liquidated.
“The defendant’s characterization of the claimant as a
‘mother of six from different men’ is baseless, malicious, and indeed reckless.
“The claimant is an inspiration to women in politics and
aspiring women for speaking truth to power.
“The claimant is not spoiling the chance of women in
politics as falsely alleged, rather she is inspiring women to be bold in their
quest for politics and good governance.”
Amid the altercation between Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate
President Godswill Akpabio, the Ebonyi senator has been granting media
interviews to defend the latter.
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