Forty Eight hours after suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti – Uduaghan (Kogi Central) addressed the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) in New York that she was suspended for raising issue of sexual harassment against President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio , the Senate overwhelmingly passed vote of confidence on Akpabio.
It also urged Nigerians not to distract it with the issue of sexual harassment raised against Akpabio by Natasha as the matter is already in the court of law ,which prevents the Senate based on order 40 of its standing rules, from dabbling into it.
The vote of confidence on Akpabio by all the Senators in plenary on Thursday , followed motion moved to that effect by the leader of the Senate , Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele ( Ekiti Central ) and seconded by the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Senator Olalere Oyewumi (Osun West)
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