Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has requested that the proceedings of her Senate probe be broadcast live to ensure transparency.
After being referred to the Senate’s Ethics and Disciplinary Committee following a dispute with Senate President Godswill Akpabio over seating arrangements, Akpoti-Uduaghan expressed her readiness to face the panel but stressed that the proceedings should not be conducted behind closed doors.
In a statement shared on social media Thursday, the senator explained that she had previously refrained from commenting publicly on this issue and other Senate matters, but had now decided to break her silence.
She called on Nigerians to closely monitor the proceedings and reiterated her commitment to transparency.
Akpoti-Uduaghan posted a petition written by a group called Northern Youths Advocacy for Excellence (NOYAD) for the Senate to “investigate and discipline” her over “corruption, breach of trust and victimisation of local content committee staff.”
“This petition came to my notice a few hours ago,” she wrote. “In as much as I have refrained from publicly speaking on the matter and a lot of occurrences at the Senate under Senate President Akpabio, it’s about time I break my silence.”
The lawmaker made an open request to be invited to speak on the issues on national TV.
“Arise News, set a date and I shall be in your studio in person. Spare no questions,” she wrote.
“And to Nigerians, please be sure to join the probe which I shall insist would be covered live.
“The next few days and weeks shall be interesting but will shape the standard and quality of Nigeria’s leadership.”