The Nigerian Women Crusade for Good Governance (NWCGG) representing 100 women groups has tendered an unreserved apology to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Senate over the allegations by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The apology was tendered during a briefing in Abuja on March 11, 2025. Speaking on behalf of the groups, Dr. Mrs Cecilia Ikechukwu…
Out of 108 elected Senators (excluding the late Senator Ifeanyi Uba), only four are women. The remaining 104 Senators in Nigeria are men. Female Senators constitute approximately four percent of the entire 10th Senate. Political watchers have lamented the gross under representation of women in parliament. In the 9th National Assembly, there were eight female…
Women groups under the Coalition for Women in Governance have rejected the suspension of the Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, describing it as an assault on democracy and a deliberate attempt to silence women in leadership. The coalition threatened to mobilise women for a massive protest if the decision was not reversed. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports…
Suspended lawmaker Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has described her suspension from the Senate as one that invalidates the principles of natural justice, fairness and equity. According to her, her suspension does not withdraw my legitimacy as a senator. Upon her suspension yesterday, she was warned by the Senate “That for the period of her suspension she be…
The Senate, on Thursday, March 6, suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months over alleged misconduct in the red chamber. The decision followed the consideration and adoption of the report presented by Senator Neda Imasuen, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions, during plenary. Here is a list of…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has declared that the injustice against her “will not be sustained” following her suspension from the Senate. She made the statement on Thursday while reacting to the decision of the upper chamber of the National Assembly to suspend her for six months. She said, “This injustice will not be…
The Senate has suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghen for six months over her dispute with Senate President Godswill Akpabio. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that the Senate Committee on Ethics on Thursday recommended suspending Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months over the controversy surrounding her sexual harassment allegation against SP Akpabio. The committee also advised that the Kogi…
The Senate Committee on Ethics on Thursday recommended suspending Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months over the controversy surrounding her sexual harassment allegation against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The committee also advised that the Kogi Central senator apologise to the Senate for “disrespecting the institution.” Additionally, it recommended the withdrawal of her salary and security…
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, failed to appear before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions on Wednesday, which is investigating her conduct during last week’s plenary session. The female lawmaker had previously engaged in a heated exchange with Senate President Godswill Akpabio over seat allocation. Akpoti-Uduaghan also accused…
The sexual harassment petition submitted by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio has taken a new plot twist after senators disagreed on the grounds through which it was submitted. Akpoti-Uduaghan formally submitted the petition on Wednesday following the claim of the senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, that the only petition before the senate is…