Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions has dismissed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s petition against Senate President Godswil Akpabio.
Recall that the lawmaker representing Kogi Central on Wednesday, during a plenary session, submitted the case, accusing the former governor of Akwa Ibom State of sexual harassment and abuse of office.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Neda Imasuen, during a probe hearing against Mrs. Natasha at the National Assembly, declared the petition, as dead on arrival.
The Edo South Senator cited a breach of Order 40 of the Senate Standing Order.
According to Imasuen, the Kogi lawmaker signed the petition herself instead of having it endorsed by another individual, rendering it procedurally invalid.
He noted that the issues raised in the petition were already in court, making them subjudice.
Imasuen said: “The petition that she (Natasha) presented today is actually dead on arrival; it runs contrary to Order 40, Subsection 4, which states that no senator may present to the Senate a petition signed by him or herself.
“Since that petition was signed by her, it will not be entertained by this committee.”
via: Information Nigeria
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