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Nigerian Woman Senator Seeks UN Help in Sexual Harassment Case

Nigerian Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has taken her case to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), saying that her six-month suspension by the Nigerian Senate is unlawful and politically motivated.

Akpoti-Uduaghan said the action was retaliation for filing a sexual harassment petition against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The Senate has said she was suspended for violating standing rules, while Akpoti-Uduaghan said it was part of systemic efforts to silence women in politics. 

Akpoti-Uduaghan has had her security, salary, and privileges withdrawn - an action she described as an assault on democracy. She called for international intervention, warning that such treatment discourages women's political participation in Nigeria.

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Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of the PDP when she was sworn in as a senator representing Kogi Central.

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