Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has taken her case against Senate President Godswill Akpabio to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), seeking international intervention over what she describes as sexual harassment and an unjust suspension from the Nigerian Senate.
She presented her case to the IPU meeting held at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday, March 11.
Akpoti-Uduaghan had accused Akpabio of making s3xual advances towards her. The allegation was preceded by Akpoti-Uduaghan’s outburst against Akpabio over the seating arrangement at the senate chamber.
She was suspended on March 6 over the seat reallocation altercation for six months.
At the IPU meeting, Akpoti-Uduaghan said she is seeking justice and intervention from international democratic institutions over what she terms an “unlawful suspension” from the Nigerian senate.
A video of her address at the UN meeting has since surfaced online. Watch here.
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