₦airaland Forum

emkz:
I suggest she writes to the EU, US and Saudi Arabia because this is a serious issue.

It is clear that this woman does not weigh her actions carefully before taking them.

1. There was a case of Akpabio holding her hand and showing her round his house and scratching her palm with his fingers. He then proposed to her in the presence of her husband that they could be coming there for "quality time". She said she didn't tell her husband the details nor report the incidence to the ethics committee. Mistake number 1.

2. She said when she visited Akpabio in his office to complain about her motion being stood down, Akpabio said as the chief presiding officer of the senate, he'd take care of her if she took care of him. She didn't report the incidence to the ethics committee. Mistake number 2.

3. On a routine day, she was re-allocated to a seat and she started quarreling when she refused to take her seat after she was told she could not speak from where she was. She said she was being silenced and was speaking for the Nigerian women. She could have simply moved to her new seat and made her contributions from there. Mistake number 3.

4. She answered a call from Brekete where she said the new seat they sent her to would hide her from the camera and she won't catch the eye of the senate president. That was a silly thing to say. Mistake number 4.

5. She went on Arise News and made claims of sexual harassment. That was her biggest mistake. She could have first made a report to the ethics committee and leaked it to the press. By doing a media appearance, she allowed those she was fighting prepare an ambush.

6. She then formally filed a petition against Akpabio on sexual harassment. It turned out to be improperly filed according to the senate red book, Order 40, sub 4. That exposed her as being unaware of parliamentary processes. Her colleagues ripped her petition to pieces. Mistake number 6.

7. Mistake number 7 was taking Akpabio to court over an infamous facebook post by Akpabio's aide where the aide said she wore transparent clothing and walked seductively in the senate. I am no fan of Akpabio, but he is not liable for what his aide wrote. His lawyers would argue correctly that he be excluded from the case.

8. Mistake number 8 was obtaining a court order to stop her probe. That could have given her ample opportunity to give cause to her conduct which could have allowed her cite the sexual assault issues and give evidence. By citing the cases, she could have put the ethics committee in trouble because their hands would have been tied.

9. Because she allowed her colleagues see the battle she was waging before sge waged them, they could prepare their counter-attacks.

10. I think going to the inter parliamentary union undermines her case. The IPU has no supervisory powers over Nigeria's senate and can do nothing to discipline Akpabio. What she'd accomplish is rubbishing and embarrassing Akpabio and her colleagues. Many of these people are already persona non gratae which makes her action self-defeating.

What she can do now is to take time out, listen to those who genuinely care about her and find a different tactic to fight this battle. She should forget about getting justice from this senate. My recommendation would be to file a formal petition in court or code of conduct tribunal against Akpabio and fight it till the end. Akpabio can be docked.

gideonvalor98:
Who be Newyork? Is Nigeria a puppet to USA? Nawa for most of you ooo, the way some of you dey reason sef na slap den suppose dey slap una. Natasha is just a useless attention seeker that doesn't know the importance of being a senator. She thought na Ebiraland she dey with her stupid stubbornness.

yongg:
If they have integrity and wanted to preserve the same, the Senate president should not as a matter of principle during the investigation and secondly should be seen to sanction consequences on his accuser. Basically being judge in your own case, where is that done. No ethics there, no ethics there.

If it were truly been investigated, an automatic suspension of the Senate president should have followed.

Maxymilliano:
I think at this stage, it's advisable she thread with her caution as she's taking it too far.

Her aim is to tarnish Ajpabio's image and obviously she is doing that

helinues:
You see..

She should be suspended for the rest of her term

Are the UN inter parliamentary union coming to beat Akpabio or remove him? Why should Natasha carry Senate matter to outsiders?

She should be suspended permanently.

Rubbish and ingredients

9japride:
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It's best people avoid her. I am sure she has some powerful people backing her.

ComeToJesus:
I used to think that you are lettered. So the IPU of which Nigeria is a member is outsiders?

Get well soon

Adebishow:
Do you have a compression problem?

Did you follow the stories objectively?

Did you read my last post?

I said there were two separate cases; the first has been treated by the Senate Committee and the Senate herself. Punishment has been served.

The second case is being investigated.

The Senate President can't be suspended over an allegation that is being investigated by the Committee on Ethics and Privileges; he is not even a member of that committee.

If you have a personal problem with the Senate President, find your way to deal with it but to ask him to be suspended now is a joke taken too far.

He will not be suspended until proven guilty.

helinues:
Who is this?

Maxymilliano:
https://www.channelstv.com/2025/03/11/breaking-senator-natasha-akpoti-uduaghan-reports-her-suspension-case-to-inter-parliamentary-union/?fbclid=IwY2xjawI9aHtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHY_3uefMdWAlQDVsVfXMLAfE_5kyQi6KS9Rgyxgp5uELFKqMnwUL1ow-Qg_aem_rOISaSwjaUClsWwWL8CeOw

Adebishow:
Do you have a compression problem?

Did you follow the stories objectively?

Did you read my last post?

I said there were two separate cases; the first has been treated by the Senate Committee and the Senate herself. Punishment has been served.

The second case is being investigated.

The Senate President can't be suspended over an allegation that is being investigated by the Committee on Ethics and Privileges; he is not even a member of that committee.

If you have a personal problem with the Senate President, find your way to deal with it but to ask him to be suspended now is a joke taken too far.

He will not be suspended until proven guilty.

MASTAkiLLAh:
Everything is not gragra na, Akpabio will be expected to explain himself in New York and they will definitely need the outcome of investigations into Natasha's allegations no matter the reason they say they suspended her. These people block their ears to reason and keep acting like crude apes. Nobody is saying he's guilty but sexual harassment is a very sensitive topic in the wider world that they don't joke with. If Akpabio really had an adviser who told him the truth and advised him on strategy, he would have opted for diplomacy instead of brute force but wetin concern me ? The king will have to dance nakéd in New York

helinues:
You see..

She should be suspended for the rest of her term

Are the UN inter parliamentary union coming to beat Akpabio or remove him? Why should Natasha carry Senate matter to outsiders?

She should be suspended permanently.

Rubbish and ingredients

Maxymilliano:
I think at this stage, it's advisable she thread with her caution as she's taking it too far.

Her aim is to tarnish Akpabio's image and obviously she is doing that

HenryThegreat1:
I swear nothing good can come out of him.
Nigeria senate refused to accept or admit her case, using one technical excuse to another. What do u expect her to do?

emkz:
I suggest she writes to the EU, US and Saudi Arabia because this is a serious issue.

It is clear that this woman does not weigh her actions carefully before taking them.

1. There was a case of Akpabio holding her hand and showing her round his house and scratching her palm with his fingers. He then proposed to her in the presence of her husband that they could be coming there for "quality time". She said she didn't tell her husband the details nor report the incidence to the ethics committee. Mistake number 1.

2. She said when she visited Akpabio in his office to complain about her motion being stood down, Akpabio said as the chief presiding officer of the senate, he'd take care of her if she took care of him. She didn't report the incidence to the ethics committee. Mistake number 2.

3. On a routine day, she was re-allocated to a seat and she started quarreling when she refused to take her seat after she was told she could not speak from where she was. She said she was being silenced and was speaking for the Nigerian women. She could have simply moved to her new seat and made her contributions from there. Mistake number 3.

4. She answered a call from Brekete where she said the new seat they sent her to would hide her from the camera and she won't catch the eye of the senate president. That was a silly thing to say. Mistake number 4.

5. She went on Arise News and made claims of sexual harassment. That was her biggest mistake. She could have first made a report to the ethics committee and leaked it to the press. By doing a media appearance, she allowed those she was fighting prepare an ambush.

6. She then formally filed a petition against Akpabio on sexual harassment. It turned out to be improperly filed according to the senate red book, Order 40, sub 4. That exposed her as being unaware of parliamentary processes. Her colleagues ripped her petition to pieces. Mistake number 6.

7. Mistake number 7 was taking Akpabio to court over an infamous facebook post by Akpabio's aide where the aide said she wore transparent clothing and walked seductively in the senate. I am no fan of Akpabio, but he is not liable for what his aide wrote. His lawyers would argue correctly that he be excluded from the case.

8. Mistake number 8 was obtaining a court order to stop her probe. That could have given her ample opportunity to give cause to her conduct which could have allowed her cite the sexual assault issues and give evidence. By citing the cases, she could have put the ethics committee in trouble because their hands would have been tied.

9. Because she allowed her colleagues see the battle she was waging before sge waged them, they could prepare their counter-attacks.

10. I think going to the inter parliamentary union undermines her case. The IPU has no supervisory powers over Nigeria's senate and can do nothing to discipline Akpabio. What she'd accomplish is rubbishing and embarrassing Akpabio and her colleagues. Many of these people are already persona non gratae which makes her action self-defeating.

What she can do now is to take time out, listen to those who genuinely care about her and find a different tactic to fight this battle. She should forget about getting justice from this senate. My recommendation would be to file a formal petition in court or code of conduct tribunal against Akpabio and fight it till the end. Akpabio can be docked.

ybn1306:
Suspended only from attending plenary BUT not as Senator. She was voted into senate like any one of them. You and I know that Akpabio wasn't a candidate for election into the current but fraudulently put there by the court

yongg:
I am not sure you understand the scope of influence of the accusation.

Even the punishment for indiscipline you reference , high-handed, why six months when I hear(haven't confirmed) even their rule ought to be around 14 days. And why deny representation from a senator for 6 months, incorrectly infererring Yeas and Nays?

helinues:
You see..

She should be suspended for the rest of her term

Are the UN inter parliamentary union coming to beat Akpabio or remove him? Why should Natasha carry Senate matter to outsiders?

She should be suspended permanently.

Rubbish and ingredients

helinues:
You see..

She should be suspended for the rest of her term

Are the UN inter parliamentary union coming to beat Akpabio or remove him? Why should Natasha carry Senate matter to outsiders?

She should be suspended permanently.

Rubbish and ingredients

JAOS:
This is getting too much 😐her ward should sack her immediately

DRKRIZ:
Thanks,

Legal luminary, there's another law in senate bylaws that permits a law maker to go on suspension as long as the Senate sees fit depending on the severity of the case...As for the IPU ,they can only urge the Senate to look into the harassment case and try to meditate...They have no power to take any decision for the Nigerian senate...All these procedures are governed by laws.

abbey621:
Did the residents of her state report her for failure to have any meaningful impact on their lives? Did they report her to the UN for being just as useless as the rest of the politicians?

Only in Nigeria do politicians report injustice to outsiders when it impacts them but if a regular citizen should report them to those same outsiders, they would lock him or her up or worse.......My o my, how the tables have turned

This despicable behavior should be met with full clapback not only from the Senate but the presidency as well. the UN should not dictate to Nigeria on its Congressional bylaws and ethics!

Adebishow:
Some opposition party members and some sentimental women and some SIMP men.

Maxymilliano:
https://www.channelstv.com/2025/03/11/breaking-senator-natasha-akpoti-uduaghan-reports-her-suspension-case-to-inter-parliamentary-union/?fbclid=IwY2xjawI9aHtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHY_3uefMdWAlQDVsVfXMLAfE_5kyQi6KS9Rgyxgp5uELFKqMnwUL1ow-Qg_aem_rOISaSwjaUClsWwWL8CeOw

Tigernut101:
Can anything good come out of you?

Adebishow:
Do you have a compression problem?

Did you follow the stories objectively?

Did you read my last post?

I said there were two separate cases; the first has been treated by the Senate Committee and the Senate herself. Punishment has been served.

The second case is being investigated.

The Senate President can't be suspended over an allegation that is being investigated by the Committee on Ethics and Privileges; he is not even a member of that committee.

If you have a personal problem with the Senate President, find your way to deal with it but to ask him to be suspended now is a joke taken too far.

He will not be suspended until proven guilty.