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General News of Friday, 17 July 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Sexual harassment: Why didn't Nunieh report to the police - Akpabio

Akpabio and Nunieh Akpabio and Nunieh

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has reacted to the sexual harassment allegation levelled against him by Joi Nunieh, a former managing director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

Nunieh had revealed in an interview with Arise TV that she slapped Akpabio after he sexually harassed her.

She stated this during a war of words between them concerning an investigation into the misappropriation of NDDC funds.

In response, Akpabio issued a statement threatening to sue the former NDDC MD. According to him, the fact that she didn't file a complaint to the police shows that her sexual harassment claim is false.

The statement reads in part: “The Honourable Minister has never hidden his admiration and respect for his wife, Mrs Ekaete Akpabio, Children and sisters, he therefore felt compelled to react to the malicious attack on his person by Ms Nunieh bothering on allegations of sexual harassment. The Honourable Minister, therefore, finds the said allegation nauseating and very cheap blackmail, for Ms Nunieh to suggest or insinuate that he sexually harassed her, while she was the Acting Managing Director of the NDDC.

“The Honourable Minister also finds it appalling that Ms Nunieh, never deemed it fit to report the alleged incident to the police at the earliest opportunity she had, before, during or after her tenure as the Acting Managing Director on 17th February 2020, if indeed the allegation was true".