Akpabio Won’t Step Aside For Sexual Harassment Investigation – Senate

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OSUN DEFENDER reported that Akpoti-Uduaghan recently accused Akpabio of singling her out for unfair treatment nike ja 1 scratch and denying her privileges after she allegedly rejected his sexual advances.

While travis scott air jordan 1 retro low og black olive release date fall 2024 Akpabio has yet to address the allegation, his spokesperson, Eseme Eyibo, has denied the claim, which has sparked widespread debate.

This is not the first time Akpabio has faced allegations of sexual misconduct. In 2022, former acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joy Nunieh, had said, “I slapped Akpabio for sexual harassment.”

Speaking on Arise TV on Monday, Senate spokesperson Yemi Adaramodu dismissed calls for Akpabio to step aside, comparing the situation to former Senate President Bukola Saraki’s tenure.

“He (Saraki) could have advised. Even while as Senate President, there were so many allegations, either by Senators or from outside the Senate, targeted against him. And there was never a time that he had to step in for an investigation to be carried out.

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“But in this matter, there is presently no matter before the Senate. The only matter that is before the Senate now is the matter between Senator Natasha and the rest of the Senate, which is not complying with the standing order of the Senate.”

Adaramodu stated that unless a petition is submitted or the issue is formally raised in the Senate, it cannot be discussed, emphasising that the upper legislative chamber operates based on established rules.

“If there is anything that comes tomorrow, or anything for that matter, about any senator in the National Assembly, be that Senator, the Senate President, the deputy president, or myself, then the ethics privileges and public petition committee once it is referred to them will handle it.

“It is that committee that is going to determine the mode by which it is going to treat such a petition, and then it is going to be taken as an internal affair—an internal affair to the extent that it is a senator versus another senator.

“You know that in the Senate, which is the upper chamber, we enjoy that kind of absolute privilege, and whatever we do, whatever we say within the Senate chambers, is not actionable in court.

“So because of that, the ethics and the public petition committee know why.

“If there is any petition for that matter that comes, not only this, that we are even discussing, anything that comes, it is that committee that is going to” handle it, he stated.