The Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions dismissed the sexual harassment petition filed by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
The committee chairman, Senator Neda Imasuen who disclosed this on Wednesday during a probe hearing at the National Assembly said the petition was dead on arrival, asserting that it is in breach of Order 40 of the Senate Standing Orders.
Senator Imasuen who represents Edo South Natasha signed the petition herself instead of having it endorsed by another individual, making it procedurally invalid.
He further noted that the issues raised in the petition were already before a court of law, making them subjudice and therefore beyond the Senate’s jurisdiction.
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