Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is too beautiful to be in politics. This was the take of former Minister of Works Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe in the wake of the Kogi Central Senator’s troubles in the Senator under the leadership of Godswill Akpabio.
Akpoti-Uduaghan as a fall-out of her seat allocation row with Senate, had alleged that she was sexually harassed several times by Senator Akpabio. Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended from the National Assembly via a majority vote last week.
Speaking on Arise TV Monday, Ogunlewe said politicians would react differently to Akpoti-Uduaghan because of her beauty not necessary because of her outspokenness.
“Female senators do not look at themselves as if they were inferior to men. They are up to the task. But the beauty of Distinguished Senator Natasha is a problem to her.”Ogunlewe stated.
“To men, when she’s passing, there’s no way a man will not look at that woman.”
“It is a natural thing for a man to look at beautiful women. How can you be a man and a beautiful woman is passing and you close your eyes?”
Meanwhile Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, has stated that the suspension of Akpoti-Uduaghan is illegal. He argued that there was a court order restraining Senate Ethics Committee from hearing the complaint against Natasha, and courts in various decided cases had stopped illegal suspension of legislators in Nigeria.
He called for an end to the impunity of suspending legislators at the whims and caprices of leaders of the federal and state legislative houses.
