The president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has reacted to allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by the federal lawmaker representing Kogi Central at the National Assembly, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator made the allegation while speaking on her challenges at the National Assembly on Arise TV on Friday morning, February 28.
TimesNow.com.ng reported that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Usuaghan alleged that Akpabio sexually harassed her, adding that it was the beginning of her challenges in the Senate.
Her allegation comes in the wake of a heated session in the Senate, where Akpabio ordered sergeants-at-arms to remove her from the chamber.
Akpoti-Uduaghan openly challenged Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the reallocation of her seat.
Reacting to the allegation in an interview with The PUNCH Online correspondent, the media consultant to the Senate President, Kenny Okulogbo, on Friday, described the allegations as “tissues of lies.”
Okulogbo stated that the Kogi lawmaker is angry because she was removed as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Content
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Meanwhile, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Akpoti-Uduaghan’s outburst against Akpabio over the sitting arrangement was condemned by his colleagues from Kogi state.
Senator Jibrin Isah of Kogi East and Karimi Sunday Steve (Kogi West) who spoke on the matter later in the day noted that the change in her seat was due to the defection of two senators.
The Kogi senators then begged Akpabio and the senate leadership not to take any disciplinary action against her and promised to counsel her on Senate standing orders.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
