The Senate has denied allegations made by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who claimed that there were plans to arrest her upon her return from the Inter-Parliamentary Union event in New York.
In a statement on Monday, Senate spokesperson Adeyemi Adaramodu dismissed Akpoti-Uduaghan’s accusations, stating that neither Senate President Godswill Akpabio nor the Senate had any interest in engaging with her on the matter.
“She’s looking for her lost content creation needle in a haystack,” Adaramodu said, brushing off the senator’s claims.
“The Senate President and the Nigerian Senate have no reason to join issues with her anymore.”
Akpoti-Uduaghan had alleged that her arrest was imminent upon her arrival in Abuja and accused Akpabio of sending officials to remove her from the UN premises.
She maintained that her participation in the IPU event was legitimate, despite her suspension from the Senate.
Reacting to her statements, Adaramodu suggested that the senator was only facing the consequences of her own actions at the IPU.
“If she’s being haunted by her unguarded vituperations against Nigeria at the IPU in faraway New York, she should spare the Senate, which is not ready to be her accomplice in such a sordid voyage,” he said.
Akpoti-Uduaghan had earlier explained in an interview that she registered for the IPU meeting online.
She also claimed that she was rescued by international parliamentarians and security personnel after Akpabio allegedly sent staff members to remove her from the UN premises.
