Being a woman in chamber dominated by men is sure not an easy task. If you are still in doubt, wait until you hear from Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as she shares her ordeal.
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This latest episode of “Aura for Aura” happened on Thursday.
Indeed, Natasha had returned to the Senate session in high spirit, ready to do the job she was elected to do.
Upon resumption, her designated seat had been reassigned.
“Ha, what is going on?”, she asked herself.
That was how the altercation began, and before anyone knew what was happening, Senator Natasha and Akpabio were giving themselves gbas gbos.
A viral video captured the moment she confronted Akpabio, boldly declaring, “I’m not afraid of you.”
Now, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central has revealed that she has been facing several challenges.
Speaking during an interview on the Brekete Family program, Natasha lamented her ordeal.
“I have been going through a lot,” she stated during the live interview on Friday.
During the Brekete Family program, Natasha further alleged that some of her parliamentary privileges had been unfairly withheld.
Senator Natasha Speaks
She said: “My attention was drawn that you were actually speaking about the issue on your program today, so thank you so much for your concern.
“I have been going through a lot and I have remained quiet because I didn’t want to be interpreted wrongly. I didn’t want any lawsuit against me.
“I just wanted to be given the chance to work. A lot of my previleges have been denied. I have been pulled out of many international activities that I have been part of since that whole night club incident that happened last year.
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“In fact, there was even a United Nations event that I was supposed to attend which I was nominated for but my name was struck out. That they would not promote me in any event internationally.
“So every event that I have been going to since last year has been self sponsored.
“I have been going through a lot.
“Yesterday, I didn’t speak out of order. He was reading my suspension and I had to invoke Order 10 which is an order of priviledge.”
