Lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has reported her suspension by Senate, including her case against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, to the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Recall that the Red Chamber suspended Senator Natasha for violation of the Senate’s rules days after she submitted a petition against Akpabio for sexual harassment and abused of power.
INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that the Kogi lawmaker on Tuesday, at the Women in Parliament session held at the Inter-Parliamentary Union Meeting, United Nations in New York, seeks justice and intervention of global democratic institutions.
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Speaking on Tuesday at the UN Complex, Senator Natasha described her suspension from the Senate as illegal.
She said: “I was suspended illegally because I submitted a petition for sexual harassment against the President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio.
“I thought that by submitting the petition, he would recuse himself and both of us would submit ourselves to the Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petition for a fair, transparent investigation. But unfortunately, I was silenced and I was suspended.
“That means I’m here illegally, but I have no other place to go but to come here and speak to you because this is a bigger picture.
“This is a bigger picture. It depicts the crisis of women’s political representation. My suspension is not just about me.
“It’s about the systemic exclusion of women from political leadership in Nigeria.
“That means I’m here illegally, but I have no other place to go but to come here and speak to you because this is a bigger picture.
“This is a bigger picture. It depicts the crisis of women’s political representation. My suspension is not just about me. It’s about the systemic exclusion of women from political leadership in Nigeria.”
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