A former governor of Bayelsa state, Seriake Dickson, led a delegation of senators from opposition political parties to visit suspended senator representing Kogi central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, at her home on Friday.
Natasha was suspended on Thursday for six months over dispute with the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, regarding the refusal of the new seat in the upper legislative chamber and allegations of sexual harassment.
Dickson, a member of the Senate’s Ethics and Privileges Committee that recommended Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension, shared a photo of their visit on his social media pages. He said his engagement with the tax reform bills had kept him away from Senate proceedings on the day of Natasha’s suspension.
Dickson said that, as humans, senators have their low and high moments, and it is a tradition for Senators to support each other during these moments, adding that the leadership of the Senate will resolve the issue as soon as possible.
He said “Having heard more from her and her husband for the first time, I will discuss with other colleagues on how to intervene and engage with the leadership of the senate to resolve the issues as soon as possible.”
