In a conversation with The Vanguard correspondent, former Senate President Ameh Ebute discussed the happenings between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
When he was talking, he said that the current turmoil in the Senate is primarily due to the personalities involved, rather than any institutional dysfunction.
Reacting to the claim that Senator Natasha went to the United Nations, and IPU to report, Ebute said that it was not patriotic for her to blackmail the institution of the National Assembly. The speaker expressed the view that Nigeria is a sovereign nation, and international institutions have no control over the affairs of the National Assembly, the executive, or the country as a whole.
He further argued that she recently gained power and had invited the alleged harassment through her comments and behaviour.
He also clarified that Natasha’s decision to go international was not about dismissing concerns but rather emphasizing that seeking intervention from international institutions would not have much impact.
He said, “Maybe because her mother, they say, is from Ukraine. She’s trying to turn our National Assembly into a European parliament which should not be.”
Further talking, he said, “I’m not saying that it has no consequence, but I’m saying that it is the result of our behaviour to the leadership of the National Assembly.”.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
