Akwa Ibom Women Warn Against Abuse Of Senate President’s Office

Dozens of Akwa Ibom women have expressed their anger over Senator Natasha Akpoti’s outburst against the Senate President Godswill Akpabio, over allegation of sexual advances towards her, describing the action as a premeditated politically-motivated stunt to smear the number three citizen of the country.

The protesting women who carried placards with varying inscriptions held up traffic on major roads in Uyo, the state capital, for several hours.

Chanting a solidarity song, “Natasha, we no go gree, the insult is too much, we no go gree,” the visibly angry women warned Senator Natasha against further abuse and denigration of the office of the Senate President.

Some of the placards read, “As Nigerian women, we respect our men and our tradition,” and “Respect the office of the Senate President.”

Speaking with journalists on behalf of the women, Lady Unyime Ukpong, explained that the protest became necessary “in order to disabuse the minds of some misguided Nigerians. and other ill-informed women and other citizens who may be swayed to swallow the lies couched in deep sentiments and emotions as truth.

“Senator Natasha is a married woman like us. She’s out and sponsored by some political detractors to seek to bring down the Senate President through trumped-up, infantile and deliberately whipped-up sentiments founded on lies to attract public sympathy.

“We are happy that what she publicly announced in the media has been challenged in courts. She will prove them with alibi in the courts of competent jurisdiction because this is the height of embarrassment that can’t be tolerated.”