In an interview with the BBC on Tuesday, the Kogi Central lawmaker claimed that her recent six-month suspension was a deliberate attempt to silence her.
Suspended senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has recounted one of the moments of alleged sexual harassment from the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, prior to the clash between them.
“I am being victimised. My suspension is a means of silencing me,” Akpoti-Uduaghan stated.
“We were at his country home. He was taking me around his house. My husband was walking behind us. He held my hand. He then squeezed my hands in a very suggestive way.
“We women, we know what it means when a man squeezes our hands in a suggestive way,” she said.
When asked if Akpabio had made advances towards her inside the Senate chamber, she recalled another incident. “There was a time when I rushed to work and forgot to wear my ring. There were about five senators there. He said, ‘Oh Natasha, you are not wearing your ring. Is this an invitation to treat?’ You know, statements like this.”
