Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of education, has denied
collecting bribe to back Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Kogi central senator.
Ezekwesili has been outspoken in the demand for an
investigation into the sexual harassment allegations made by Akpoti-Uduaghan
against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
She has also called for Akpabio to step aside for an
impartial probe and for the senator’s petition to be handled.
Last Thursday, Sandra Duru, a UK-based activist, better
known as Professor Mgbeke, alleged that Akpoti-Uduaghan fabricated the sexual
harassment allegation against Akpabio.
Duru also claimed that the senator told her the former
minister was paid to back the sexual harassment allegations.
‘NO MONEY CAN BUY MY
VOICE’
In a post on X on Saturday, Ezekwesili said she cannot be
bribed to support a cause she is committed to.
“I see how my unwavering support for your cry for justice
has sent your adversaries into a frenzy—resorting to desperate, laughable
falsehoods,” she wrote.
“No sensible and decent person who knows my incorruptible
track record is deceived by the ridiculous fabrications being peddled by your
traducers.
“They know—without a doubt — that no amount of money, not
even all the wealth in every Central Bank in the world, can buy my convictions,
voice, and stance on any matter I choose to support. So, worry not, Senator
Akpoti-Uduaghan.”
The former minister added that she would continue to support
the senator “wholeheartedly”.
“Our commitment to justice is unshaken, and we will not
relent until justice is served,” she said.
Tensions between Akpoti-Uduaghan and Akpabio became public
in February when she accused the senate president of making sexual advances
toward her, alleging that the incidents occurred both in his office and at his
residence in Akwa Ibom state.
The allegation followed a dispute over seating arrangements
in the senate chamber.
On March 6, the senate suspended Akpoti-Uduaghan for six
months for “gross misconduct” over the altercation with the presiding officer.
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