Tensions within Nigeria’s Senate took a dramatic turn as Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, Chairman of the Senate Interparliamentary Committee, criticized suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s petition to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), describing it as “dead on arrival.”
In a statement issued from Abuja on Thursday, Ibrahim questioned the legitimacy and impact of Akpoti-Uduaghan’s actions, adding yet another layer of controversy to the ongoing political standoff.
Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, has been at the center of a dispute with Senate President Godswill Akpabio, which began after her suspension on March 6. The suspension followed an altercation over a new Senate seating arrangement with Natasha claiming that the move was designed to undermine her.
