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Why Senator Natasha's petition to IPU is dead on arrival - Jimoh Ibrahim

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Mar 14, 2025

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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan's petition to the Inter-Parliamentary Union on her suspension and sexual harassment allegation against Godswill Akpabio is 'dead on arrival', Jimoh Ibrahim has said.

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Ibrahim, the chairman of the Senate Interparliamentary Committee said Akpoti-Uduaghan's move to petition the IPU was baseless.

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Noting that the Kogi lawmaker is not a member of the union, the former Ondo governorship aspirant said that IPU membership was extended to Nigeria as a country and not Natasha, an individual.

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In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, Ibrahim said a petition can only be lodged at the IPU by a member State against another.

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"This implies that the IPU cannot consider petitions from individuals who are not members. The suspended Senator Natasha is not a member of the IPU, but Nigeria is!

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"Additionally, the suspended Senator cannot represent the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I served as the interim president of the IPU in Geneva in 2023, and I am familiar with how the IPU operates after presiding over its proceedings,ÔÇØ Ibrahim stated.

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He added that as chairman of the committee, he never approved Natasha's attendance at the IPU meeting on behalf of Nigeria.

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"Furthermore, as Chairman of the Interparliamentary Committee in the Nigerian Senate, I did not approve or authorise the suspended Senator Natasha to attend the IPU on behalf of Nigeria to the Senate President,ÔÇØ Ibrahim said.

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