Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of avoiding accountability in the sexual harassment case filed against him by suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
Taking to social media, Ezekwesili criticized both Akpabio and the Senate for allegedly blocking any efforts to conduct a fair and transparent investigation into the allegations.
She expressed frustration over what she sees as an attempt to silence Akpoti-Uduaghan instead of addressing her claims.
Ezekwesili condemned the Senate’s handling of the case, questioning why Akpoti-Uduaghan has been denied a fair hearing.
She wrote: “This morning, I again remembered the all-time quote of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan: This Injustice shall not be sustained.
“I agree. Societies that have kept sustaining injustice are the ones that are stuck in lowest economic growth, pernicious poverty and widespread inequality. So, we should all not agree for the injustice being inflicted on Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan to be sustained.
“Can the @NGRSenate and @Senator_Akpabio tell Nigerians why they have persisted in denying their courageous colleague, Senator @NatashaAkpoti, the right to fair hearing and impartial investigation of her Sexual Harassment petition against the Senate President?
“Why is Senator Akpabio obstructing every opportunity for an impartial Senate inquiry into this matter? Why is he dodging the opportunity that can help him prove his innocence of the serious allegation leveled by his female colleague?
“Why are Senator Akpabio’s colleagues in the Senate supporting such obstruction in gross violation of the same “Senate Rules” they used in illegally suspending Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan?
“The Senate cannot pretend to be “moving on” regarding this case. Not at all. This Injustice cannot be sustained at all.
“There’s no “moving on” possible without accountability, transparency and due process on this case of massive abuse of power by our country’s #3 top ranking public figure.
“Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan is never walking alone on this case. Never.”
KanyiDaily recalls Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan recently dismissed reports claiming she apologized to the Nigerian Senate over her sexual allegations against Godswill Akpabio.
