The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has denied a media report that he was accused of sexual harassment by the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
A media report (Not The PUNCH) stated that Senator Cyril Fasuyi (APC, Ekiti North), during Wednesday’s plenary, had claimed that Akpoti-Uduaghan previously accused Fayemi of sexual harassment.
However, in a statement on Wednesday, Head of the Fayemi Media Office, Ahmad Sajoh, said the report is inaccurate and a misrepresentation of the actual comments made by Fasuyi.
Sajoh stated that, upon reviewing the plenary, the Ekiti lawmaker never made such an allegation.
The statement read, “Our attention has been drawn to a news report published by The Cable regarding an alleged statement made by Senator Cyril Fasuyi during today’s Senate plenary. According to the report, Senator Fasuyi purportedly claimed that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan had previously accused Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, of sexual harassment.
“We wish to categorically state that this report is inaccurate and a misrepresentation of the actual comments made by the Distinguished Senator from Ekiti. Upon reviewing the proceedings, it is evident that Senator Fasuyi never made such an allegation. Instead, what he actually stated was that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan had, in the past, made false and defamatory claims against Dr. Fayemi when he served as Minister of Mines and Steel Development, specifically regarding issues related to the Ajaokuta Steel Company.”
