Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has threatened to sue former acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joy Nunieh
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has threatened to sue former acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joy Nunieh, over her allegations of sexual harassment against him.
Akpabio made the declaration on Friday during an event held in the former Senate chamber at the National Assembly complex to mark International Women’s Day.
He refuted Nunieh’s claims, describing them as baseless and alleging that she resorted to such accusations after failing to provide a valid National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate.
In July 2020, Nunieh had alleged that she slapped Akpabio, who was the then Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, in response to his alleged attempt to assault her.
“Why did he not tell Nigerians that I slapped him in his guest house at Apo? I am the only Ogoni woman, the only Nigerian woman that has slapped him. I slapped him because of his plan B. Since he couldn’t get me to take that money, he thought that he could come up on me,” she said during an interview on Arise TV at the time.
Addressing the matter on Friday, Akpabio announced his intention to take legal action against Nunieh.
“My other sister, the one they sometimes refer to as Joy Nunieh, I will like to mention her name because she will be hearing from my lawyer anytime in the next one week. Crime never dies.”
He also claimed that his decision to remove Nunieh as NDDC acting MD was based on concerns over her credentials.
