“This injustice will not be sustained” Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan said after suspension

After the Senate slapped her with a six-month suspension over her face-off with Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has said that the suspension will not be sustained.

Persecondnews had reported that the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions submitted its report after nine days, recommending a six-month suspension for the Kogi lawmaker.

The committee recommended that her salary and security details should be withdrawn during the six-month suspension period.

It was also recommended that she should not be seen anywhere around the National Assembly during the period.

The suspension, which a majority of senators voted to uphold, was announced by Akpabio himself during a plenary session.

Immediately the suspension was pronounced, the Senator said before her microphone was yanked: “This injustice will not be sustained”.

Meanwhile, Akpabio claimed during Thursday’s plenary that he slept inside the Dangote Cement factory in Obajana, Kogi State, on Akpoti-Uduaghan’s wedding day.

The former Minister of the Niger Delta, described Natasha’s husband as his good friend, emphasizing that his presence at their wedding was a testament to his close relationship with the family.

He said: “I slept in Dangote cement factory in Obajana, Kogi State on the night of Sen. Natasha’s wedding because the Kogi airport lights were in a poor state.”

The disagreement between Sen. Akpabio and Sen. Natasha began on Thursday, February 20, after her seat was reassigned due to a reshuffle caused by opposition members defecting to the majority wing.

She declined to move to her newly assigned seat, sparking a heated debate.

While rejecting the arrangement, the Kogi senator raised her voice, accusing the leadership of silencing her.

She said: “I do not care if I am silenced. I am not afraid of you. You have denied me my privilege.”

She further escalated the feud with an interview on Arise News programme,”The Morning Show” on Friday, February 28, where she publicly accused Akpabio of sexual harassment.