{"id":116585,"date":"2025-02-26T10:52:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T09:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=116585"},"modified":"2025-02-26T10:52:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T09:52:55","slug":"senate-refers-natasha-to-ethics-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/senate-refers-natasha-to-ethics-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate refers Natasha to Ethics committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate has referred Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan [Kogi Central] to its Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petition for probe and necessary disciplinary action.<\/p>\n<p>This was a sequel to the drama over seating arrangement in the Senate last week Thursday involving Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and the Senate leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate spokesperson, Senator Yemi Adaramodu raised a point of order for the matter to be discussed, claiming his privilege was breached by the attitude of Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan who refused to take the new seat allocated to her.<\/p>\n<p>The senators present at Tuesday plenary all condemned the conduct of Natasha, saying it breached the Senate standing rules, which empower the Senate President to allocate seats to senators.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele said the proper thing to do was to refer the matter to the Ethics Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Bamidele also used the occasion to move a motion for a vote of confidence in the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Abba Moro, Minority Leader, who seconded Bamidele\u2019s motion, however pleaded with Akpabio, as father to be lenient in handling the issue at hand in the overall interest of the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio referred the matter to the Senate Committee on Ethics Code of Conduct and Public Petition to report back within two weeks.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate has referred Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan [Kogi Central] to its Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petition for probe and necessary disciplinary action. 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