Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, is set to face a Senate disciplinary panel over her reaction to the reassignment of her seat in the red chamber.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced this on the Senate floor on Tuesday, February 24, stating that a motion had been raised to refer the matter to the Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions for investigation.
The controversy began when Akpoti-Uduaghan’s seat was relocated without her consent, moving her from the minority section to the last row.
She strongly resisted the change, an act deemed a violation of Senate rules.
Akpabio stated that the committee’s findings would be presented to the full Senate upon completion of the investigation.
“There’s a motion before us that we should refer the entirety of the saga to our Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions Committee, which will then revert back to us.
“Even the first time the issue arose, our distinguished sister was not even speaking from her seat, and we tried to call her to order,” Akpabio stated.