{"id":11121,"date":"2025-03-07T11:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T11:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/nigeria-female-senator-natasha-akpoti-uduaghan-suspended-after-filing-sexual-harassment-claim-against-senate-president\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T11:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T11:40:10","slug":"nigeria-female-senator-natasha-akpoti-uduaghan-suspended-after-filing-sexual-harassment-claim-against-senate-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/nigeria-female-senator-natasha-akpoti-uduaghan-suspended-after-filing-sexual-harassment-claim-against-senate-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria female senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan suspended after filing sexual harassment claim against senate president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Abuja<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 A lawmaker in Nigeria has been suspended from her office after she complained of sexual harassment by the senate president, sparking protests and condemnation from feminist groups. Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan accused the legislative body&#8217;s president, Godswill Akpabio, of making unwanted advances toward her in an interview with Nigerian media last week and filed a petition against him.<\/p>\n<p> She was then suspended for six months, a move that was justified over an earlier argument that erupted in the senate chambers about a change in her seating arrangement.<\/p>\n<p> Separately, the sexual harassment petition was rejected on procedural grounds.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;My unjust suspension from the Nigerian Senate invalidates the principles of natural justice, fairness and equity,&#8221; Akpoti Uduaghan said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/natashaakpoti\/p\/DG3odcJoLcT\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a statement<\/a> posted on social media. &#8220;The illegal suspension does not withdraw my legitimacy as a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and I will continue to use my duly elected position to serve my constituents and country to the best of my ability till 2027 \u2026 and beyond.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The suspension on Thursday came just days before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/europe-is-celebrating-international-womens-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">International Women&#8217;s Day<\/a>, celebrated each year on March 8.<\/p>\n<p>Detailing the alleged sexual harassment, Akpoti Uduaghan said the senate president \u2014 who denies the accusations \u2014 repeatedly blocked a motion she tried to advance in the chamber and then tied its advancement to demands for sexual favors. Speaking to broadcaster Arise TV, the senator said she was told by Akpabio that the motion could go through if she &#8220;took care&#8221; of him.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;He then said&#8230; &#8216;You can enjoy a whole lot if you take care of me and make me happy,'&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p> The change in seating, which sparked a row in the chambers, &#8220;was a trap, a set-up,&#8221; by Akpabio, who ordered the change, Akpoti Uduaghan said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/07\/6397cf03-6f84-4dbc-899d-53202a019f81\/thumbnail\/620x413\/aed359db5ce8befcc96250aeaed3adfc\/godswill-akpabio-1258664131.jpg?v=63a2b43e2ef8917aa6bd547ca29dd4fa#\" alt=\"NIGERIA-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/07\/6397cf03-6f84-4dbc-899d-53202a019f81\/thumbnail\/620x413\/aed359db5ce8befcc96250aeaed3adfc\/godswill-akpabio-1258664131.jpg?v=63a2b43e2ef8917aa6bd547ca29dd4fa 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/07\/6397cf03-6f84-4dbc-899d-53202a019f81\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/6803c56b558b6726fdd2c4b0d3e21785\/godswill-akpabio-1258664131.jpg?v=63a2b43e2ef8917aa6bd547ca29dd4fa 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%20620%20413'%2F%3E\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Nigerian Senate President Godswill Akpabio reacts after emerging as the leader of the chamber in Abuja, Nigeria, June 13, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                KOLA SULAIMON\/AFP\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I have been dehumanized, I have been maligned&#8230; the seat change was just the straw that broke the camel&#8217;s back,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p> Protesters and counter-protesters took to the streets of the capital Abuja on Thursday over the issue, with one group calling on her to apologize. Those who have come to the senator&#8217;s defense say the row has highlighted long-standing women&#8217;s rights issues in the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/nigeria-islamic-sharia-police-round-up-street-children-for-rehabilitation\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">socially conservative west African country<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p> Mabel Adinya Ade, the founder of a women&#8217;s rights group, said the suspension had &#8220;exposed the deeply entrenched gender-based violence (GBV) and the systemic marginalization of women in Nigerian politics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> Calling the suspension a &#8220;stunning display of patriarchal impunity&#8221;, Ade, in <a href=\"https:\/\/lawandsocietymagazine.com\/nigerias-gender-parity-crisis-the-assault-on-senator-natasha-and-the-unraveling-of-womens-rights-in-governance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">an article<\/a> published Thursday in Law and Society magazine, said &#8220;the message is chilling: speak out, and you will be punished.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;By stifling women&#8217;s leadership, Nigeria is sabotaging its own progress,&#8221; she argued.<\/p>\n<p> Of the Nigerian Senate&#8217;s 109 members, only four are women.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- tags --><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/nigeria-senator-natasha-akpoti-uduaghan-suspended-sexual-harassment-godswill-akpabio\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abuja\u00a0\u2014 A lawmaker in Nigeria has been suspended from her office after she complained of sexual harassment by the senate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11122,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[984,740,2772,1808,3719,2181,3718],"class_list":["post-11121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-stories","tag-africa","tag-nigeria","tag-senators","tag-sexual-harassment","tag-sexual-misconduct","tag-women","tag-womens-day"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nigeria female senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan suspended after filing sexual harassment claim against senate president - World News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sen. 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