A former presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Garba, has called for a better handling of the saga involving Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, by the Nigerian Senate.
Garba submitted that instead of giving her the opportunity for populist activism, the Senate leadership should have contained the matter within its chambers.
Naijaonpoint reports that the APC chieftain made the submission in a post via his 𝕏 account on Tuesday, in which he reacted to Natasha’s unsuccessful attempt to return to the Senate following a court ruling on her matter with the Senate.
It would be recalled that the Senate handed the Kogi federal lawmaker a six-month suspension following the drama generated by her sexual harassment allegations against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
Her suspension was, however, challenged in court, with the court, led by Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja Federal High Court, ruling in her favour and ordering Natasha to resume plenary.
The Senate leadership, however, disagreed with the court ruling, submitting that the judgment is merely an advisory note. Akpabio also challenged the matter at an Appeal Court.
On Tuesday, Akpoti-Uduaghan attempted to resume plenary sessions but was denied entrance into the National Assembly by security operatives who claimed they had been given orders not to grant her passage.
Following the drama, Garba took to his 𝕏 account where he urged the Senate leadership to stop what he called “unnecessary dramatization” of the matter and giving her street appeal.
“The Senate Leadership needs to stop the unnecessary dramatization of this Natasha saga.
“The hallowed chamber shouldn’t be allowed to give an opportunity for populist activism.
“Containing her within the Chamber would’ve been better than allowing her populist appeal on the street,” he wrote.