Nigerian lawmakers have suspended senators for six months after a petition filed a petition saying she was sexually harassed by the Senate president.
Natasha Akpoti-uduaghan filed charges against the country’s top politician, Godswill Akpabio, on Friday.
After the ethics committee dismissed the petition on procedural grounds, it recommended Uduaghan’s suspension, saying she had caused ridicule to the room.
Some senators argued that her suspension was cut to three months, but most voted to stick to the six-month suspension recommended by the Ethics Committee.
Almost a week since Uduaghan’s interview with Arise TV, she first raised the allegations, an issue that has dominated discussions throughout Nigeria.
Many people and groups at the height of the location call for transparent investigations.
On Wednesday, two groups of protesters gathered in the parliamentary grounds in the capital Abuja – one supported Akpabio and the other supported his colleagues, calling for “Akpabio must go.”
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