₦airaland Forum

teekay213:
We are in a terrible country. to have suspend a woman who was so brave to have come out for sexual assault and this is what she gets.

The president heard about this!

The first lady who was once a senator knows about this!

The minister of woman affairs knows about this!

But she was shamelessly worked out of the senate

Akpabio was quilty of the offense you can see it all over him

With this move, women who are battling sexual harassment who be afraid to come out. Shame on all of you people!

If you support this woman because you dislike Akpabio and APC, I can totally relate because those people do not deserve honesty at all.
But if you genuinely believe her because of facts and reasons without sentiments,
then you need to work on your smartness because it isn’t sharp at all.

Hemanwel:
Reno Wendell BemiGOAT Simlin, every rational person in Nigeria knows you have been paid heavily to support this Tinubu administration, and attack oppositions! Nothing you say on the Social Media space concerning this administration holds water!

The only people taking you seriously are ronu miscreants who go to bed on empty stomach, forgetting you are far away abroad enjoying the good structures saner countries have provided for their citizens.

But wait o. This isn’t political at all. If it is, then God punish APC, Tinubu and Akpabio because I will be the most happiest person if these folks were voted out.
That woman, Natasha is a liar.
There’s no way in hell I will ever side with a sexual assault blackmail.
If you have ever experienced it in your life, you will put all sentiments aside and be reasonable.

Ojuntana:
Use your imagination

Seeing that after she rebuffed his advances, he changed towards her and started looking for every means to malign and rubbish her, is it not better for her to speak up so everyone knows the reason for the tension between them instead of chasing rats?

The rule she broke does not carry punitive action of suspension. What the rule says is that she will not be recognised to speak and if she insists, then she can be walked out of the chamber. Nothing like suspension

Meanwhile the courts have ruled and the constitution clear that you can't suspend a senator for more than 14 days. So how come the Senate is free to disobey the constitution but expects full obedience to its laws from members and the public? What manner of intransigence is that?

I agree with you on the matter of blackmail. But we need to look at this thing from both sides. Akpabio seems to be targetting her for whatever reason. First called her a night club girl. Even his media aide accused her of wearing make-up and nude clothes.

Man!! How will you react if someone says your wife dresses like a call girl? That shows the level of contempt he holds her

My imagination tells me that he didn’t rebuff any sexual advances.
My imagination tells me that if there was anything true about Akpabio’s advances in 2023 as she claimed in her petition, she wouldn’t have honored his invitation to his house in May 2024 at 7pm to discuss work related issues.
My imagination tells me that you wouldn’t have seen Akpabio and Mr Uduaghan chatting and laughing at an event in August 2024, because you expect her to have informed her husband of Akpabio’s advances.
Even though I don’t have any proof, just like Senator Natasha doesn’t have any, my imagination tells me that she’s lying.
She’s only trying to buy public sympathy after being disobedient and insubordinate in the house. This is why all the senators did not support her. Not majority o. All!

Ojuntana:
Who are the people bigger than Akpabio in the House?
Can you name them?
The fact remains that there is nothing Akpoti did that warrants a suspension, moreso when the constitution clearly spells out the limit for suspending a senator
And FYI, only one senator spoke against the bill and that's Ndume who was severely threatened for that
The only reason he wasn't suspended was because of the overwhelming support of the North including govs he enjoyed outside the senate

You spoke very well, so you should know the meaning of insubordination.
If the other 10 senators that their seats were changed behaved like Senator Natasha, what do you think would’ve happened in the house?

See how to be clever.
Imagine a scenario where she obeyed all the standard rules and regulations of the house that the other senators were already obeying and still accused the SP of sexual assault.
God knows that nobody wants Akpabio out, or Tinubu or APC out as much as I do.
But I’ve been a victim of a blackmail.
I know it when I see it and don’t wish it on anyone.

Ojuntana:
The other senators want to remain in the good books of their Oga
This is not the first time a senator will be marked for suspension and others will go mute
No one wants to lose prayers to their mail boxes
Only zombies are defending looters and their accomplices

That’s what I said na. Everyone is against her.
Not even one honest person amongst 109 people.
Quit being sentimental and learn this 👇
-All the 108 senators don’t need 1% of Akpabio to come back into the house.
-Akpabio cannot even guarantee his coming back because he narrowly won his own election and lost in 2019.
-Senator Saraki lost his bid to return in 2019, even as SP. They are not as powerful as you think.
-You obviously don’t know that senator Ireti constantly fights with Akpabio in the house.

You are very funny. Do you know that there are people bigger than Akpabio in that house?
Do you know that they quarrel in that house almost every time there’s a meeting?
When the president brought the tax reform bill, some senators openly fought it.
They are not afraid of that one, na this one dem go fear.
They had a perfect understanding of how everything played out. That’s why they didn’t support her.
She’s a lawyer, she knows the next step to take.

Ojuntana:
What does the senate rule prescribe as punishment for speaking from where is not your seat?
Does it prescribe suspension?
What is the procedure for changing seats according to same Senate rules?
Was it followed?
Why is Akpabio picking on a woman once again like he did with Nunieh?
Must she agree to his advances? That is the primary problem

I think you’re right. She also rejected the sexual advances of the other 109 senators too. Including the 3 senators from Kogi State.
She’s being victimized by every body in the house because she refused to have sex with them.

santuspearl:
Is your mother f00lish? Is that why she gave birth to a misfit like you? I am sure you are one of those that marry underaged kids and force them so you see nothing wrong when women are sexually harassed. Same akpabio was accused by the female nddc boss. with all the problems faced by Nigerians and the untold hardship brought upon Nigerians by APC, akpabio's only job is to chase after married women and then victimize them when they do not agree... removing her from committees, withdrawing her sponsorship for official trips, changing her seat, not recognizing her when she wants to speak. I pray they harass your sister too at her work place so you can call her f00lish when the time reaches

I thought this manner of speaking isn’t allowed on this forum 💁🏻‍♀️

Abokinmanoma:
Hmmm. Nawa Ooo..

This Suspension should serve as a deterrent for other women that just wants to use their position as women to always attack me with Sexual Harassment cos it's the easiest thing for them to do and would most likely be believed most of the times

Nobody in the Senate supports Natasha, Why?

Because they all have a clear and perfect understanding of the whole story; how it started and how it led to claims of sexual harassment.
There are over 100 senators in that house from different tribes, parties, religion, gender, you can name it all.
It is absolutely IMPOSSIBLE for all of them to support her suspension if she has even the slightest case to prove.
She looks like a very insubordinate and unprofessional person.

UDOKABESTLUV:
When Will Dollar Fall To 1,000Naira For 1 $ 😢

When you stop asking this question every time you create this type of topic.

Ilekokonit:
Whatever you think of Senator Natasha, she gets guts and courage and she is a good lawyer.

We need more warriors of every sex to give our greedy politicians a run for their money. Akpabio think say na ordinary woman Natasha be, him no do him research else he would have realized that Natasha is a Ukrainian warrior (her mum is Ukrainian).

Who dey suffer am now?

Enemyofpeace:
The Cult have taken a decision, they will not allow anybody rubbish their Capon . The GOOD people of Nigeria know this is pure intimidation to shut her up.

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Senator Natasha Suspended By NASS!
The ethics and public petitions recommended the following punishment for Senator Natasha, for standing up for her rights in the Senate.

Fellow compatriots, this is what happens when thieves, criminals and traitors are in charge of governance. What a shame for the so-called giant of Africa and the most populous black nation on earth!

1. Suspension for 6 months.
2. ⁠She must write a written apology before she resumes office.
3. Suspension takes effect from 6th March.
4. ⁠Her office must be locked for the duration of her suspension.
5. ⁠she must not come close to the NASS complex.
6. ⁠Her salaries, allowances and security details are suspended for the duration of her suspension.
7. ⁠She must be barred from presenting herself as a Senator for local and international media for the duration of her suspension.

Did you notice that she failed to mention the sitting position incident in the petition?

papyjaypaul:
I know women can be manipulative but I won't take sides because until you investigate a matter, you can't know who's lying. Only an elder who has no respect for himself will pass judgment without hearing from both sides.

What you are saying is akin to saying that we should explain everything we say. When the Senate President said he sent a prayer to the mail, it could also mean anything

The best is to let them investigate the matter. If she is found lying, let her suffer the same fate for a man falsely accused. Any man that is sure of himself will dare her to prove herself. Look at how Fayemi immediately released a press statement to clear his name yesterday.

The lady has also been smart enough to go to the media to talk about the sexual allegations and she has played her cards well. She first told Berekete that she has been holding so many things and will say it at the appropriate time and later she went to Arise to say the things.

If you have sisters or daughters, you will understand what women face, whether they are manipulators or not. Since you know the game as a man, you don't give them that chance. The conduct of the SP and his defence whereby you attack the person, her character and personal life and not the issue at hand makes it more suspicious. Some women backed that UNN girl and alleged that the lecturer could be harassing her but we saw how the man's character stood up for him. I didn't agree with the man trying to take her phone by force but her conduct was what made her suspended from UNN. Senate is talking about rules of the Senate but they are not looking at the impact of that allegation on the society. You are doing the same thing by trying to be technical when an investigation can solve the problem.
The Binance man accused our legislators of bribing him. You think these things just go away like that? He too could lying but what it means is that you don't have people of honor representing you.

Oga calm down first and make sure you read this well so that you will wisely reply people on this matter.
Her case cannot be handled by legislators, only the judiciary. So the case is still very much in court. And the court will give her hearing later, when she will tender her evidence to prove it.

She was suspended because of insubordination.
2 senators decamped and moved to APC which affected the sitting position of 10 senators, including Natasha.
She refused to go to her new seat. The other senators moved to their new seats.
She wanted to speak, the speaker refused to grant her hearing because she was not on her allocated seat. She disrupted the plenary by claiming that the SP is shutting her up.
She left the house angrily, went to media houses and claimed that the speaker is targeting her because she refused his sexual advances.
She now remember that she was sexually assaulted after disobeying senate rule.
I’m not saying she’s lying because she may have some proof to show, but how can you say that she should not be punished for disobeying the SP and causing confusion in the house?
What if everybody decides to seat where they like and disregard the order of sitting arrangement.
Sometimes, over emotion nor dey make us reason well.
Nor use this same sense go vote for Tinubu in 2027 o🙆🏻

ambale:
Is this the case we are talking about??

Some of Una go just dey use sentiments dey run Una lives

So a fellow senator accused the Senate president of sexual harassment and the next thing is to suspend the accuser.

Because you be Senate president no mean say you get power pass another now

You were voted from your constituent and the other person too came from her own constituent

So why suspend an entire senatorial district from national activities for 6months?

Oga use your brain na. I don tire to dey talk.
She wasn’t suspended for sexual harassment case. She was punished for insubordination.
Didn’t you listen to the final hearing from the committee?
She disobeyed the speaker by not sitting on her allocated seat.
When she wanted to speak, speaker refused to grant her hearing because she was not on her seat. She got angry, disrupted the plenary and left. Later went to the media to claim that the speaker was shutting her up because she refused his sexual advances.
She now remember say dem sexually assault her after she don disobey senate rule.
You never deal with fine women before 🤷🏽 This is their number one card.
Please let us use our head well so that we will not have a dull president like Tinubu in 2027. Thanks.

ambale:
The Senate leadership should be ashamed of themselves.

In a time when the country is at her lowest point of economic and general prosperity

The Senate leadership thinks silencing every opposing voice is actually the right thing to be done, threatening every one upandan

Shebi they were all voted by a constituent, Una don ask her constituent if they want her back home, and who will represent that constituency for the said period??

Akpabio and the entire leadership of NASS goofed abeg

So now that she's suspended, wetin go come do the allegations of sexual harassment

The sexual harassment case is in court, not senate. The legislative arm does not preside over such matters. If she cannot provide evidence, it is going to be a dead rubber unless Akpabio sue her for defamation of character which will land her in more trouble.

Fuckyoumod:
In saner clines, Akpabio would have been suspended or stepped down for thorough investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct wether true or false

Natasha would have also been suspended for breaking house rules.

But in Nigeria the accused is suspending the accuser without any investigation into the allegations.

Democracy is not and will never be for Africa. Africans are just wasting their time on Democracy.

So an aggrieved person come out to say that you sexually assaulted them without proof will make you step down from your position?
Why don’t you people want to apply sense in a simple matter 🤷
Why did she wait till she has issues with Akpabio before playing that card🤷🏻
We are talking about a woman who has falsely accused someone in government before and shamefully withdrew it when she saw that the person had clear proof to deny it.
If there was punishment for false sexual allegations, you think anyone in their right sense will still be playing that card.

Emmastan291:
Senator Natasha complained about harassment, and the Nigerian senate’s response? Suspension for 6 months.

With how this Godswill Akpabio vs Natasha has turned out already, do you still believe there's credibility in Nigeria's Senate 🤔

I do.
She was not suspended because of sexual harassment.
There are over 100 senators in the house. Some are women, some are from Kogi State, some are Christians. There’s NO WAY in hell that they will all be against her.
US AGAINST THE WORLD mentality in 2025🤷🏻‍♀️
This Natasha is just too insubordinate and unprofessional.
You were allocated seat, NO
Stand up when the senate leader enters, NO.
She deserves every punishment she’s getting.
Next time she will learn the number one rule of professionalism, which is obeying rules and regulations.

MrSundry:
Something is off here. Even the female senators did not vote against the suspension.

What happened to "women supporting women"

The only off thing is some section of the masses being unreasonable.
I’m one of the biggest Akpabio-out advocates, but sentiments aside, this woman is troublesome and very unprofessional.

Antoeni:
Victim Suspended While The Accused Presides Over Victim's Suspension, Akpabio Will One Day Akpabio Will Write a Book And Confess Open In The Book ,

Are you a child!
She was suspended for insubordination. Her case is still in the court. Only the judiciary can handle that with evidence.
This woman tire me.
She cannot follow rules that every senator in the house is following.
Move to your assigned seat, no.
Stand up when the senate leader enters, no.
Wetin dey here wen she dey do thick head for🤷🏻‍♀️
Now she will be forced to apologize after serving her six months suspension.

alphaconde:
minority leader is PDP

Instead of them to stand with her they are begging.

APC has pocketed everyone besides the white woman

As much as I utterly dislike this administration, this punishment serves her right.
Even if you feel aggrieved, insubordination is something a mature person shouldn’t be doing.
She should’ve obeyed ordinary change of sit laws. Stand up while the senate leader enters.
Wetin dey there when she nor fit obey.
I just don’t like people who are unnecessarily stubborn.
Now she will still apologize to the senate when she comes back.

Built2last:
what if this woman is right?

Just think, what if it's your sister that got home and told you that a man in high authority harrased her. will you tell the man that he was lenient on your sister

I’m number one hater of Godswill Akpabio, but I can swear with my life that this woman is lying.
If you cannot see it, then 2 things are involved; either you hate Akpabio more than me (very unlikely), or you’re not a smart person.
This woman has a track record of falsely accusing people of sexual assault.
You didn’t hear how she quickly deleted her accusations of Reno on Twitter?
I hate to be judgmental, but we are talking about a 45year old woman already with 3 different divorce cases.
She’s a problematic person.

emkz:
She is walking alone in the midst of vipers and scorpions.

The gang up against her is not something she can surmount.

The mistake she made was that she should have obeyed that change of her seat and submit a petition on the floor of the senate. After going to Arise News to commence a media trial, she should have continued the media trial outside the senate. That mistake cannot be undone. By coming back to the senate to submit a petition, they'd do everything to embarrass her as we are seeing now.

In fighting an establishment like the senate, there is a method which must be followed.

(1) Know the rules to the letter
(2) Build your network within and outside the senate. There are disgruntled senators against the leadership. Identify with them and carry them along with a deep commitment to secrecy.
(3) Along with those you work with, NEVER disclose your war strategies. If that petition was submitted on the floor of the senate before blowing the matter open in the press, the element of surprise will catch the senate leadership unawares.
(4) Considering that the remote cause of the petition was the fallout from the allocation of seats, people are now divided whether it is not an instrument of blackmail as an afterthought. In other words, they are asking why the matter was not reported since.

Senator Natasha Akpoti, do not expect that you'd get fair hearing from the senate. You are seen as a traitor and someone who wants to single-handedly institute a coup in the senate. They'd sink you. They'd ostracize you. Expect it. You can't win this fight in their chambers. Look at it: how many of your female colleagues have openly supported you? Infact, they say you are too close to Akpabio and probably deserved the proposition. They are even pushing the narrative of character flaws. I'd advise you to prepare for what is to come.

I wish you peace and hope you find closure in this madness.

I’m not a fan or supporter of anything about this administration, but sometimes, I believe some of you are not being rationally reasonable in this case.
It has been proven time and again that Akpabio isn’t friends with some sections in the senate, the likes of the Abuja senator and others. Why will they side with him if there’s the slightest indication that Natasha’s claim is true.
You said a lot up there but failed to mention that this same woman has a track record of false sexual accusations. The Reno’s case would’ve clearly been like this if he didn’t instantly prove the woman was lying.
She is ridding on public sympathy because, even though she cannot prove it, she knows that Akpabio cannot prove his innocence like Reno did.

BabaIbo:
In your foo lushness, you unknowingly proved the guy right.

Look at you thinking someone is not innocent because of your ha@red.

Frusrared

Ok we have heard you.

betbaron:

What else do Yoruba people have in their arsenal against this poor traumatized woman?
What wrong did she do to them that they are fighting her this way?

Must you people mention tribe?
I’m still trying to understand the correlation between this her case and Yoruba people. The Senate president is from Akwa Ibom, so explain.
Otherwise, I don’t think there’s anything innocent about that woman.

creativejagaban:
Thank God you didn't vote that fraud called obi.

Yet, you still didn't mention one thing about Akpabio's legislative duty he didn't do right that you do not like (I am not also his fan though...but let's be factual here).

I mentioned ‘rubber stamp’.
So far, he has rubber stamped everything Tinubu has brought to the house unopposed, and he will continue to do so till the end of this administration.
Saraki, Wabara, David Mark, Ken Nnamani and the other senators (except Lawal) in the past made sure that the presidency was kept in check, even though they were all in the same political party.
The worst thing a senate president can be is a rubber stamp.
When I saw him bowing before Tinubu after his election, I knew we’re finished.
The legislators are there to keep the executives in check, this one will surely not.

Paraman:
If you like don't dump, keep on waiting for people telling you it will get to $/2000

Any economy that is not growing organically by productivity is playing a monetary trick that will backfire in the future.
As long as the economy is still more than 90% dependent on importation, keep your dollars because it will continue to go up. It is only a matter of time.

Shinjawestern:
Shut up obinna

I think say I dey talk to person when get sense.
This your own don pass tribalism.

PS: Sorry I thought this was the person I was conversing with earlier. I didn’t know an idiot snuck in on our conversation.

creativejagaban:
State one thing about governance and legislative duty that akpabio did that you did not like...do not try to impress i.pob...

Just state one thing.

First of all, God will punish me if I’m Ipob or try to impress them. I didn’t even vote for PO.
I’m from Delta South, Isoko North, Emevor.
Akpabio didn’t need to do anything before I knew he will be useless.
If you know the importance of the legislative arm of government, you will understand that a RUBBER STAMP senate president is as useless as the P in Psychology.

kedeojo:
You live there not because you really like them but for economic survival. When Tinubu preferred Akpabio to be senate president, why many of you igbos were against him and was supporting a Northerner to be senate president. You can only decieve few but not many. You igbos are always been against a rising south south person.

I don’t think it has anything to do with tribe or zone.
I’m a South South person, but I still prefer a Senate president from anywhere else other than Akpabio.
I knew he will be one of the most useless SP ever, back in 2023. He is proving me right everyday.
It is the person, not the tribe.

omoredia:
Nigerians are expecting good governance from people that have been born as thieves. Una no get sense oo

If una get sense, una for make the majority vote count in the 2023 presidential elections.
Instead, una decide to share am between 2 candidates that desperately wants to be president.
Consequently, Tinubu won with less than 40% votes.
2027 dey come, if una like make una do the same thing.

treatise:
Sure. But sexual harassment nor be moimoi and Northern senators may explore this opening against Akpabio.

If you’re one of the Northern Senators, will you put your hopes on someone who has a track record of false sexual harassment?

Dreal1247:
Shameless women. When the dirty secret operations that took place in Akwa Ibom state under Akpabio are revealed, these women shall cover their heads in shame. Just imagine women protesting against a fellow woman who is facing sexual abuse. Poverty is indeed a killer of self esteem. Poverty has made them to loose their senses.

So the fact that she has lied about being sexually abused before means nothing to your faculty 🤷🏽

Counterigbolies:
since wike dealt with u people Una don turn am to enemy by force even when the matter no concern una

You are clearly an APC supporter that is happy about what Wike is trying to do to our party for you guys.
A Wike will emerge to destroy your family as you are backing him to destroy this one.