Amidst the sexu@l harassment allegation levelled against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Senate today, March 13, overwhelmingly passed a vote of confidence on Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio.
The decision comes 48 hours after the suspended Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), addressed the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in New York, claiming she was suspended for raising allegations of sexu@l harassment against Akpabio.
The Senate has urged Nigerians not to be distracted by the allegations, emphasising that the matter is already before the court. Citing Order 40 of its standing rules, the Senate stated it could not interfere in an issue under judicial consideration.
The vote of confidence in Senate Akpabio was passed unanimously during Thursday’s plenary, following a motion moved by Senate Leader Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central) and seconded by Deputy Minority Leader Olalere Oyewumi (Osun West).
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