The senator representing Kogi Central in the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has dragged Senate President Godswill Akpabio to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU, over allegations of sexual harassment and her six-month suspension.
In an emotional speech at the Women in Parliament session at the United Nations in New York, the senator sought justice and called for the intervention of global democratic institutions.
She emphasized that her suspension from the Senate was unlawful and an act of injustice against her.
Natasha expressed concerns for her safety, claiming that “the powers that be” in Nigeria might attempt to detain her in New York for speaking out on the issue at the global event.
The Nigerian Senate had earlier this month announced Senator Natasha’s suspension following recommendations from its Committee on Ethics, Rules, and Code of Conduct.
