Ezekwesili also accused the Senate of denying Natasha the opportunity of proving her sexual harassment allegation against Akpabio
By Kehinde Okeowo
Human rights activist and former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili has alleged that Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and his colleagues are deliberately frustrating efforts aimed at proving the sexual harassment allegations leveled against him by suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
She made this known in a recent post shared on her X page, arguing that the Senate has continued to deny Natasha the right to a fair hearing and an impartial investigation.
Several media outlets had earlier reported that the Kogi Senator accused Akpabio of sexual harassment.
According to her, the Senate President denied her certain privileges for turning down his sexual advances.
She has since been suspended while her consistency has initiated the process of recalling her from the Senate.
However, while speaking on the development, Ezekwesili wondered why Akpabio was obstructing every opportunity for an impartial Senate inquiry into the sexual harassment allegations against him.
She also noted that the former Akwa Ibom State governor was dodging an opportunity to clear his name, insisting that Natasha is “never walking alone”
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Speaking via her verified social media handle, Ezekwesili wrote: “This morning, I again remembered the all-time quote of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan:
“This Injustice shall not be sustained.
“I agree. Societies that have kept sustaining injustice are the ones that are stuck in lowest economic growth, pernicious poverty and widespread inequality. So, we should all not agree for the injustice being inflicted on Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan to be sustained.
“Can the @NGRSenate and @Senator_Akpabio tell Nigerians why they have persisted in denying their courageous colleague, Senator @NatashaAkpoti, the right to fair hearing and impartial investigation of her Sexual Harassment petition against the Senate President?
“Why is Senator Akpabio obstructing every opportunity for an impartial Senate inquiry into this matter? Why is he dodging the opportunity that can help him prove his innocence of the serious allegation leveled by his female colleague?
“Why are Senator Akpabio’s colleagues in the Senate supporting such obstruction in gross violation of the same “Senate Rules” they used in illegally suspending Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan?
“The Senate cannot pretend to be “moving on” regarding this case. Not at all. This Injustice cannot be sustained at all.
“There’s no “moving on” possible without accountability, transparency and due process on this case of massive abuse of power by our country’s #3 top ranking public figure.
“Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan is never walking alone on this case. Never.”
