Abuja – A female senator in Nigeria, on Wenesday, submitted a petition to the senate, accusing the country’s senate president of sexual harassment.
Speaking under Order 40 of the Senate Rules monitored by KOIKI Media, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Akpoti-Uduaghan stated that she had previously made the allegations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio during an interview on a national broadcast television station but was now officially presenting them before the Senate.
Akpabio, in response, directed her to proceed with the submission.
Akpoti-Uduaghan’s petition submission came hours after rival protests erupted at the National Assembly, with her supporters calling for Akpabio’s resignation, while a pro-Akpabio group dismissed the allegations, according to local media.
Akpabio, however denied the allegation on Wednesday during the Senate’s plenary session.
“At no time did I ever harass any woman. I was raised very well by my late single mother and I have always upheld respect for women. I was even awarded the most gender-friendly governor in Nigeria,” he said.
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