Akpabio, Yahaya Bello have no reputation to protect, Akpoti-Uduaghan tells court
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Summary: Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan said Mr Akpabio, during his tenure as Akwa Ibom governor, was accused of several incidents of violence, while Mr Bello was accused of mismanaging state funds when he served as Kogi governor.
Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello have no good reputation to protect, arguing that her statements accusing them of orchestrating an assassination plot against her did not amount to defamation.
Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan made the submission in a notice of preliminary objection to ongoing cyberbullying and defamation charges filed against her by the federal government.
In the objection, dated 18
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