Senator Natasha Akpoti has expressed concerns over a plot to arrest her upon arrival to Nigeria following her speech at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting in New York.
Akpoti made headlines all over the country after accusing Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio of Sexual Harassment. She also reported the matter to the Union during her speech.
According to her, she has been inundated with threats from different quarters since then.
She disclosed that after her speech at the event, three Nigerian Embassy officials, led by the Chargé D’Affaires, attempted to remove her from the venue. However, she said parliamentarians from other countries and security personnel thwarted her removal.
Akpoti clarified that she independently registered for the conference as a senator, securing accreditation through IPU’s mailing list from her previous attendance.
She was able to secure approval to attend and personally funded her trip without any official nomination from the Nigerian Government.
In her words: “I registered online as a senator. The suspension does not remove my legitimacy as a senator. I attended the same programme last year and was already on the mailing list. After getting a pass, I bought my own ticket and funded my trip and participation at the event,”.
Recall that Akpoti was suspended for 6 months after she submitted a petition to the Senate against Akpabio for Sexual Harassment.
