Get Guardian on Google
Police operatives deployed teargas to disperse supporters of the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, preventing them from accessing the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.
Supporters of the Kogi lawmaker converged at the gate of the National Assembly around 8:00 am on Wednesday morning.
They converged to drum support for the Kogi Senator over her recent clash with Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the recent sexual harassment allegations against him.
Akpoti-Uduaghan has been criticised by some female senators, groups, and other politicians since she accused the Senate President of sexual harassment.
READ ALSO: Natasha: CSOs plan protest, seek Akpabio’s resignation as monarch backs Senate president
On Tuesday, a one-time senator, Florence Ita-Giwa, said in an interview that speaking about sexual harassment as a female senator was a sign of weakness.
In February, the Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, said Akpoti-Uduaghan is the most privileged among all female senators in the male-dominated Senate.
Likewise, the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, dismissed her sexual harassment claims and accused her of having six children with different men.
