The Nigerian Senate has denied allegations by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan that there were plans to arrest her upon her return to Nigeria from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) event in New York.
A statement from the Senate’s spokesperson, Adeyemi Adaramodu, sighted by News About Nigeria, dismissed the claims, stating that neither Senate President Godswill Akpabio nor the legislative body had any reason to engage with Akpoti-Uduaghan on the matter.
Akpoti-Uduaghan had alleged that officials sent by Akpabio tried to remove her from the United Nations premises after her speech at the IPU event.
She also claimed that she was aware of plans to arrest her as soon as she arrived in Abuja.
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.”
In response, the Senate stated that it had no involvement in her situation and suggested that any challenges she faced were due to her own actions at the event.
“She’s looking for her lost content creation needle in a haystack.
“The Senate President and the Nigerian Senate have no reason to join issues with her anymore.
“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,” Adaramodu stated.
Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was suspended by the Senate, insisted that she was eligible to attend the IPU event and had registered for the meeting online.
