Although Senate President Godswill Akpabio claims that the sexual harassment allegation against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan caused him and the 10th Senate trauma, an ex-Minister of Works, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe has brought a different dimension to the conversation with his view that Natasha’s beauty poses a problem for her in politics, and that men find it difficult to ignore her presence.
Meanwhile, Law teacher and ex-chair of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Prof Chidi Odinkalu in the course of responding to a question of whether Natasha’s suspension and her allegations against Akpabio could be pursued at international legal bodies under human rights laws, stated that the matter could be be addressed on the framework of international human rights and accountability.
According to Odinkalu, the scandal is the biggest news from Nigeria.
Noting that it has been covered by all major international news outlets and wire services, he added that they are making it the talk issue about Nigeria, distributing it across the world and that it is being picked up everywhere.
Also, he warned that the political war in Rivers State could escalate into an uglier situation adding that the Supreme Court is “no longer doing justice.
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Can Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension and allegations be pursued at international legal bodies under human rights laws, how practical can these be
