The Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the Senate over a clash with Senate President Godswill Akpabio over seat arrangements.
In a statement issued on Friday and signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the PDP stated that the actions taken by the Akpabio-led Senate leadership against Akpoti-Uduaghan appear to be an attempt to cover up the issue.
The PDP said that the hasty suspension of Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan without an open investigation into the weighty allegation of sexual harassment against the Senate President not only negates the principle of fair hearing, especially in parliamentary convention, but also portrays the Senate as an institution that endorses, condones, and offers protection to reprobacy.
The party also argued that the six-month suspension of Akpoti-Uduaghan effectively denies the people of Kogi Central Senatorial Zone their constitutional right to be represented in the Senate.
