The suspended Kogi Senator, senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has taken her case to a global stage at the United Nations

Senator Natasha on Tuesday sought justice and the intervention of global democratic institutions at the Women in Parliament session held at the Inter-Parliamentary Union Meeting (IPU) at the United Nations in New York,

The lawmaker described her suspension from the Senate as illegal and expressed worry about her security.

The Kogi Central lawmaker claimed there were indications that she may be held against her will in New York for speaking up on the issue at the global event

The Senate suspended the lawmaker for violation of the Senate’s rules days after she submitted a petition against Akpabio for sexual assault and other accusations, claims the Senate President has strongly refuted.

 

News Edited by Favour Owonibi