Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, a suspended lawmaker from Kogi Central, has denied allegations made by the Nigerian Senate that she was about to be arrested after returning from an Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) gathering in New York.
Senate Spokesman Adeyemi Adaramodu denied the accusations in a statement released on Monday, stating that the Senate and Senate President Godswill Akpabio had no justification for speaking with Akpoti-Uduaghan about the topic.
“She’s looking for her lost content creation needle in a haystack,” Adaramodu remarked, further stating, “The Senate President and the Nigerian Senate have no reason to join issues with her anymore.”
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan had claimed on Sunday that there were plans to arrest her upon her arrival in Abuja. She also alleged that Senate President Akpabio had sent three staff members, led by the Chargé D’Affaires of the Nigerian embassy in New York, to evacuate her from the United Nations premises immediately after her speech.
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She said, “I’m aware there are plans underway to arrest me as soon as I arrive in Abuja. The Senate President Akpabio sent three staff members, headed by the Chargè D’Affairs of the Nigerian embassy in New York, to evacuate me from the United Nations premises right after my speech.
“I was rescued by parliamentarians from other countries and the security.”
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan also defended her participation in the IPU event, asserting that it was legitimate despite her suspension.
In response, Senate Spokesman Adeyemi Adaramodu suggested that Akpoti-Uduaghan’s actions at the IPU may have been troubling, hinting that her behavior could be the source of the controversy.
He said: “If she’s being haunted by her unguarded vituperations against Nigeria at the IPU in faraway New York, she should spare the Senate, which is not ready to be her accomplice in such a sordid voyage.”
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