Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senator Godswill Akpabio

The suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central at the Senate, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has taken her case against the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to the global stage.

This was as she tabled her plight at the Women in Parliament session held at the Inter-Parliamentary Union Meeting (IPU) at the United Nations in New York.

According to her, she is seeking justice and the intervention of global democratic institutions.

She also described her suspension from the Senate as illegal, adding that there are indications that she may be held against her will by“the powers that be” from Nigeria for speaking up in New York.

Natasha was suspended after engaging in a shouting match with Akpabio over the new seating arrangement in the Senate, which she said was unfavourable to her.

This was after Akpabio refused to take her contribution at plenary for not speaking from the new seat assigned to her.

The debacle between the both of them got heated after Natasha went on national television to accuse Akpabio of punishing her for refusing his sexual advances.

She also submitted a petition detailing how she was allegedly sexually harassed by the President of the Senate.