Yemi Adaramodu, the spokesperson for the Senate, expressed discomfort after witnessing a brief yet public display of affection between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and her husband, Emmanuel Uduaghan, as they arrived at the National Assembly Complex on March 5.
The couple, both dressed in white and radiating smiles, shared a quick kiss before Akpoti-Uduaghan entered the chamber to submit her petition alleging sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
Speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ program, Adaramodu criticised the act, calling it “unthinkable and unspeakable” for such a personal moment to unfold in full view of television cameras and reporters. He described the gesture as inappropriate, given the serious nature of the proceedings that followed.
“This is bewildering… like, I was watching all the clips. It’s quite very sickening and it’s omnipotently pathetic… that this is where we are and then the leadership, especially the first arm of government, which is the legislature,” the senate spokesperson said.
“When I saw my colleague and sister Natasha Akpoti entering with a kiss, it made me look back at when we were acting during stage theatres or entertainment in primary school. Is this where we are still? So, don’t let me go there.
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“Very unthinkable and unspeakable.”
Asked if it was wrong for Emmanuel Uduaghan to accompany his wife to the national assembly in a show of solidarity, Adaramodu bristled: “Solidarity over what? Over internal matters in the senate? It is legal but it’s socially, morally and politically wrong. It doesn’t mean that all legal things are very good for adults to act.
“I said initially that this is an episode of content creation and the content has been created. That is part of the skits of the contents being created by our colleague and then the whole thing is trending.”
On Thursday, the senate suspended the Kogi lawmaker for six months following the adoption of the report by the committee on ethics, privileges, and public petitions.
Her suspension followed an altercation with Akpabio over seating arrangements.
