Reno Omokri recommends a lie detector test for Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over her allegations against Godswill Akpabio
By Yahaya Idris
Hon Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, stated in a video on social media that Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan made similar accusations against him in 2021.
He is now urging Akpoti-Uduaghan to take a lie detector test regarding her allegations of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
Omokri stated that Akpoti-Uduaghan accused him of sexually harassing her at a state banquet in Aso Rock in May 2014, which was hosted by then-President Goodluck Jonathan for visiting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Omokri said that he disproved the claims with evidence that he was in the United States at the time.
He said he was sent to the United States in April as a special envoy to improve Nigeria’s image after the Chibok girls were abducted.
He presented his passport stamps and a first-class British Airways ticket as proof that he was not in Nigeria when the alleged harassment occurred.
Omokri said that Akpoti-Uduaghan deleted all traces of her accusations after newspapers published his evidence, including a video where she insulted him, his wife, and his newborn daughter.
According to Omokri, the matter was resolved out of court following the intervention of a Christian clergyman and Akpoti-Uduaghan’s husband, Emmanuel Uduaghan, and he was paid damages.
Omokri is now drawing a parallel between Akpoti-Uduaghan’s past accusations against him and her current claims against Akpabio.
He insists that Akpoti-Uduaghan should take a lie detector test before Nigerians draw conclusions
He said, “On Tuesday, October 12, 2021, Natasha Akpoti had a dispute with me and after the dispute, she went on social media and accused me of sexually harassing her.
“She claimed that at a state banquet at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, held by President Goodluck Jonathan for the visiting Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday, May 6th 2014, I had sexually harassed her.
“Now the thing is, a month before, the Chibok girls had been abducted, and as one of his presidential spokesmen, President Jonathan sent me to the United States as a special envoy to try to clean up Nigeria’s image. I left in April and I wasn’t back in Nigeria until the end of May. So, obviously, Natasha Akpoti lied.
“So, what I did, I went on social media and I published my passport stamp, with my passport leaving Nigeria, And then, entering the United States, showing the stamps, and I also published a first-class British Airways ticket showing that I left Nigeria for the United Kingdom, and from the United Kingdom to the United States, and I wasn’t in Nigeria throughout the time when Natasha Akpoti accused me. So she obviously lied.
“So what happened is that after the newspapers published my evidence, Natasha deleted all traces of her accusation. She deleted everything. She had made a video insulting me, my wife and my newborn daughter. She also deleted that.
“The next day, I got a phone call from a prominent Christian clergyman and they felt that as a fellow pastor, I would listen to a senior member of the body of Christ. He called me on three-way with Emmanuel Oritshejolomi Uduaghan, Natasha Akpoti’s present husband.
“They appealed to me, they quoted the scriptural references about Christians taking each other to court and I listened to them and we settled the matter out of court. I was paid a large amount of money as damages, and I let the matter go.
“So, fast forward to four years later, Natasha Akpoti had a dispute with the Senate President. After that dispute, she went on Arise TV and accused him of sexual harassment. It sounds like deja vu.
“The thing is, I do not know if those allegations are true. But one thing I know is that Natasha Akpoti is a liar, a known liar. So, here’s the thing. The best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour.
Omokri stated that before Nigerians judge Akpabio, Akpoti-Uduaghan should undergo a lie detector test, noting that the Kogi senator retracted her false claims and removed all evidence of them after he presented his proof.
“Come out. Take the test. You know, be escorted by one senator that is in your support and another senator that is just objective,” he said.
“Until she takes a lie detector test, the presumption is that she is acting on her past behaviour,” Omokri concluded.
