Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has demanded that proceedings on her probe by the Senate should be broadcast live.
AljazirahNigeria recalls that Akpoti-Uduaghan had on February 20, disrupted plenary by rejecting her assigned seat, defying Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s order and repeatedly raising a point of order despite being overruled.
On Tuesday, the upper chamber referred her to the Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions for disciplinary interrogations.
Reacting in a statement on her X page on Thursday, the Kogi senator said she is ready to face the panel, but would not allow the matter to be handled behind closed doors.
Akpoti-Uduaghan said she had refrained from speaking publicly on the issue and other Senate developments.
“In as much as I have refrained from publicly speaking on matters and a lot of occurrences at the Senate under Akpabio, it is about time I break my silence.
“Arise TV set a date and I shall be in your studio in person. Spare no questions. 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,” she wrote.
The lawmaker added a copy of a petition to the post, while imploying Nigerians to follow the proceedings closely.
Akpoti-Uduaghan had on Tuesday filed a N100 billion defamation suit against Senator Akpabio.
In the suit filed at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, she alleged that Akpabio and Mfon Patrick, his legislative aide, made defamatory comments against her
The lawmaker asked the court to compel the respondents to withdraw the defamatory comments and apologise to her in a national newspaper.
