The sexual harassment allegation against the President of the Senate, God’swill Akpabio, has in the last few days sparked reactions, the height of it occurring today as Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan formally submitted a petition to the Senate regarding the case to the house.
The matter for some Nigerians is one that will be flagged under the rug in no time; some have even suspected that suspension will be given to the senator representing Kogi central, as this is the case in “Nigerian Senate”
It is also alarming that the petition is being submitted to the one whom it is against. As it would ordinarily have been imagined, since the allegation is against the Senate president, he would not have been the one to receive the petition.
However, while resuming plenary today, Senator Akpabio dismissed the allegations saying , “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 called on Nigerians, especially those on social media to refrain from drawing conclusions on the matter and wait the court’s decision.
While presenting the petition, Natasha who spoke under Order 40 of the Senate Rules stated that she had previously made the allegations during an interview on a national broadcast television station but was now officially presenting them before the Senate. This however did not seat well with some netizens as they wondered why her allegation is coming now.
Meanwhile, supporters of the lawmaker who stormed the National Assembly Complex to protest were dispersed by Police operatives
While the court is yet to give judgment on the sexual allegation against the Senate president, Nigerians await a fair hearing.
