Dakore Breaks Silence on Alleged Affair with Senate President

Renowned Nigerian actress Dakore Egbuson-Akande has denied rumours suggesting that she is involved in an affair with Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President. The allegations emerged on Sunday after a blog listed names of female celebrities, including Dakore, claiming they were Akpabio’s “side chicks.” Reacting to these claims via a post on her Instagram page, Dakore described the allegations as a “very wicked lie” and stated that she has never met the Senate President. She also threatened legal action against the blog for attempting to tarnish her “hard-earned name and image.” In a strong rebuttal, the actress promised to reward anyone who could provide evidence of her alleged affair with Akpabio with the sum of N5 million. “I saw calls and text messages this morning, alerting me to a very wicked lie from the pit of hell. I must say that I am very disappointed, I am very shocked, I am appalled and I want to categorically state that I have never ever in my life met the Senate President,” she said. “I have not had any cause to see him or be in the same room with him, not to talk of being his side chick. I am happily married, I have two beautiful children… so for a blogger, a jobless wicked blogger, to decide to put my name amongst women who have been with this man, is totally wicked and unfounded. “It is a lie from the pit of hell, and I am ready for any legal action because at this point, you have messed with the wrong person. I keep to myself, I mind my business, I drink water, and I do my work. So for someone to want to tarnish my hard-earned name and image for some clicks, no way. “I am not going to stand for it, I am not going to accept it, and I am not going to be quiet about it. I want to put it out there, anyone who can say I have been with this man and you have hard evidence, video or audio, I would give you N5 million right now. “Because I have worked too hard for my name and reputation for someone to just wake up one morning and want to cause wahala in my life. I reject it, and I categorically stand against it.”