The Senate Leader, Bamidele Opeyemi, has clarified that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended for gross misconduct, not because of a segxwal harassment allegation she made against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
Opeyemi made the disclosure in a statement that was made available to PUNCH Online on Saturday.
The lawmaker representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District said false narratives are being circulated by certain media organisations on Akpoti-Uduaghan’s six-month suspension.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan formally submitted a segxwal harassment petition against Akpabio.
The petition was submitted on the floor of the upper legislative chamber after the Senate resumed plenary.
Following the submission, Akpabio denied harassing Akpoti-Uduaghan or any other female senator and urged Nigerians to avoid premature conclusions.
The senators further suspended the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, stirring controversies among Nigerians.
Reacting to the aftermath of the suspension, Opeyemi stressed that Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended solely for her persistent acts of misconduct, blatant disregard for the provisions of the Senate Standing Orders 2023 and gross indiscipline.
The statement read, “The Authority of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria firmly rebuts the deliberate misinformation and false narratives being circulated by certain media organizations regarding the six-month suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan.
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