Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello would testify as witnesses during the defamation trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
The suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central is being prosecuted by the Federal Government at the FCT High Court in Abuja.
She was said to have made defamatory remarks against Akpabio and Bello during a live television programme.
In suit filed on May 16, Akpoti-Uduaghan is the sole defendant.
The government accused the senator of “making imputation knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm the reputation of a person”, citing Section 391 of the penal code, CAP 89, laws of the federation, 1990. The offence is punishable under Section 392 of the same law.
The list of witnesses shows that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, will testify during the trial.
