The embattled senator representing Kogi Central senatorial district in the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has formally submitted a sexual harassment petition against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, during plenary on Wednesday at the Red Chamber.
While submitting the petition under Order 40 of the Senate Rules, Akpoti-Uduaghan told her colleagues that she had previously made the allegations during an interview on Arise TV and was now officially presenting them before the Senate.
Before the petition was accepted and referred to the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Code of Conduct for review, there was mild drama as Chief Whip of the Senate, Mohammed Tahir Monguno, raised an objection against the submission of the petition, arguing that the Senate cannot entertain Akpoti-Uduaghan’s petition because the case is in court.
