Former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has denied claims that he was accused of sexual harassment by the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
A report by TheCable had on Wednesday alleged that Senator Cyril Fasuyi (APC, Ekiti North) stated during Senate plenary that Senator Natasha previously accused Fayemi of sexual harassment.
TheCable had since deleted the report on its website.
However, in a statement on Wednesday, the Head of the Fayemi Media Office, Ahmad Sajoh, dismissed the report as inaccurate and a misrepresentation of Fasuyi’s actual comments.
He explained that a review of the plenary proceedings confirmed that the Ekiti lawmaker never made such an allegation.
The statement reads, “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.”
