Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan have declined to comment on a fresh allegation by United States-based activist Sandra Duru, popularly known as Prof Mgbeke.

Duru alleged in a nine-minute audio recording released on social media on Friday that Akpabio engaged her to campaign against Akpoti-Uduaghan.

The latest allegation contradicts an earlier claim by Duru that Akpoti-Uduaghan had attempted to recruit her to make allegations against Akpabio.

Duru described the latest recording as a preview of further disclosures concerning her relationship with the Senate President and the longstanding controversy involving Akpoti-Uduaghan.

She also released excerpts of what she identified as a conversation in which a male voice, allegedly belonging to Akpabio, discussed political developments involving former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and Senator Ned Nwoko.

In one excerpt, the voice allegedly suggested that Okowa joined the All Progressives Congress because of concerns over corruption cases rather than political conviction.

However, the authenticity of the recording, the identities of the voices and the context of the conversation could not be independently verified.

Efforts to obtain a reaction from Akpabio’s media aide, Eseme Eyiboh, were unsuccessful, as he neither answered calls nor responded to messages seeking clarification.

Akpoti-Uduaghan’s media aide, Mike Idoko, also declined to comment, saying the senator’s camp was not interested in the matter.

The latest development comes more than a year after Duru became involved in the dispute between Akpabio and Akpoti-Uduaghan. In May 2025, she alleged that Akpoti-Uduaghan offered her N200 million to make false allegations against Akpabio. Akpoti-Uduaghan denied the allegation.

The controversy later led Akpoti-Uduaghan to petition the Inspector-General of Police over allegations involving Akpabio and Duru, calling for an investigation into what her lawyers described as a coordinated campaign against her.

In January 2026, an Abuja High Court restrained Duru and Meta Platforms from further circulating materials alleged to be defamatory against Akpoti-Uduaghan pending determination of the substantive suit.

The latest allegations remain unverified, with neither Akpabio nor his office publicly confirming or denying the authenticity or contents of the recording.