Sexual Harassment: Ex-Lawmaker Shehu Sani Seemingly Reveals Why No Member Supported Senator Natasha Akpoti At The Senate

Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan was on Thursday suspended by the Senate for a period of six months over violation of Senate rules and other misconduct after a face-off with the Senate President Godswill Akpabio over seating arrangement in the Red Chamber penultimate week.

Reacting to the development hours later via a cryptic post on his verified pages, Shehu Sani, who once represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate between 2015 and 2019, recalled how he escaped a six-month suspension from the Senate for ‘blowing a whistle’ on the actual salaries and allowances of Senators on a TV show.

Sani said he would have been suspended if not for “Divine intervention” by then senate president, and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu.

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He suggested that, for accusing senate President Akpabio of sexual harassment, Natasha must be deserted as no Senator would openly identify with her for fear of victimisation.

According to Sani, any senator who “blows the whistle too loudly” will have to face the consequences of their actions alone, without support from fellow members.

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Shehu Sani wrote,

“When I publicly disclosed the salaries and allowances of the Senators, it nearly earned me a SIX-month suspension if not for Divine Intervention. Just know that if you are there and you blow whistle too loudly, you will be “On your Own”, no senator go bring him head and neck to support you.”

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