{"id":357894,"date":"2025-03-06T14:56:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T13:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=357894"},"modified":"2025-03-06T14:56:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T13:56:40","slug":"ex-education-minister-seeks-independent-probe-into-natasha-akpotis-petition-against-akpabio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/06\/ex-education-minister-seeks-independent-probe-into-natasha-akpotis-petition-against-akpabio\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-education minister seeks independent probe into Natasha Akpoti&#8217;s petition against Akpabio"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Recall that the Kogi Central Senator was referred to the committee to over her alleged misconduct following a face-off with the Senate President Godswill Akpabio over seating arrangement in the chamber.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The controversy took a new twist days later when Senator Natasha accused Senaotr Akpabio of sexual harassment, abuse of office, among others.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has urged the senate not to disregard the petition submitted by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.<\/p>\n<p>Akpoti-Uduaghan had accused Akpabio of sexual harassment, an allegation that Akpabio has categorically denied.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Senate Ethics Committee dismissed the petition, declaring it inadmissible from the outset.<\/p>\n<p>Ezekwesili stated in a Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/obyezeks\/status\/1897643671471718664?t=tWUY4Np-X4gZM_0J4ji1vQ&amp;s=19\"><strong>post on her X<\/strong><\/a> page that disregarding the allegation would be detrimental to the senate\u2019s integrity.<\/p>\n<p>She emphasised that the petition must be addressed through a public hearing, where the accused would not preside over the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur national assembly which comprises the senate and house of representatives belongs to the Nigerian people and not to politicians of any stripe and status,\u201d Ezekwesili said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is why the national assembly is called a public institution. No individual nor collection of individuals and their groups can capture a public institution and use to their personal benefit or advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever a situation as the one involving Senators Natasha Akpoti and Akpabio occurs, the lawmakers must understand the Nigerian public want transparency and full disclosure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDismissing a serious accusation against the senate president just like the senators irresponsibly did yesterday is a democratic aberration. It cannot stand. Never.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened yesterday in the senate chamber where a senate president presided over a grave matter involving him, was farcical and a blot on our democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is in our public interest that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan\u2019s petition be urgently given the seriousness it deserves to defend the institutional integrity of our senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Senate Ethics Committee has also recommended a six-month suspension for Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan following her heated argument with the senate president over seating arrangements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recall that the Kogi Central Senator was referred to the committee to over her alleged misconduct following a face-off with the Senate President Godswill Akpabio over seating arrangement in the chamber. The controversy took a new twist days later when Senator Natasha accused Senaotr Akpabio of sexual harassment, abuse of office, among others. 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