Sexual harassment petition against Nigeria’s senate president dismissed

The petition submitted by Nigerian Senators, which is alleged to be sexual harassment by Senate Speaker.

Godswill Akpabio, a senior politician in the country, denied on Wednesday the allegations made by Natasha Akboti-Odwajan.

The Ethics Committee, which was assigned to seek procedural violations and legal restrictions at a hearing after that.

Senator Senator Senator Senator Senator Senator Senator said: “The petition contradicts the rules of the Senate and cannot be entertained.”

He added that Uduaghan personally signed a petition instead of supporting him by another individual, who violates an order from the Senate.

In an interview with ARISE Television on Friday, Senator Uduaghan claimed that Akpabio made an inappropriate progress towards it during a visit to his residence in the southern state of Akwa IBOM, on December 8, 2023.

She also claimed that Akapio, on a separate occasion, had a deity that she should “take care of” if she wanted to receive her requests positively in the Senate.

Senator claimed that Akbabio was behaving like a university lecturer who failed to constantly his student, who refused to sleep with him.

But this was rejected by Axabio.

“At any time, no woman has been annoyed. She was well brought up by my late mother, and she has always supported women’s respect. She has even gave the most suitable ruler in Nigeria.”

The case generated a major discussion in Nigeria with many calls for an independent investigation.

In a post on social media, one of the ancestors of Akapio, as Senate Chairman, Bokola Saraki, said that the issues that were raised were very dangerous so that they could not be simply cleaned.

Earlier on Wednesday, two groups of demonstrators gathered on the land of the association in the capital, Abuja – one of whom supports Akpabio and the other to support his colleague, chanting “Akpabio must go.”

The Senator Uduaghan used the plenary session on Wednesday to provide a petition calling for an investigation into the behavior of AkPabio.

As a president, Akpabio was the one that allowed Uduaghan to submit a petition.

Before the Senate of the Senate less than two years ago, Akbabo, the governor of Aqua Epom, rich in oil for eight years, as well as the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs during the era of former President Muhammadu Bouhary.