Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has asked Senate President, Godswill Akpabio to step down to allow for an independent and transparent investigations into the allegations Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan made against him.
Kalu in an early morning Monday post on his Facebook page titled “My brief knowledge on what happened in the National Assembly and lessons learnt” said “In a civilized and organized society the senate president ought to have step aside for the integrity of the National Assembly.”
He explained Order 10 in the National Assembly statues, saying “Order 10 that Senator Natasha was echoing at the floor of the house that was seen by the public to be a disrespectful act was aimed to safe the National Assembly and the Senate President by making the senate president understand that it is an abuse of power by suspending a senator without referring to order 10 which mandates the senate president to refer any unruly act to committee on ethics and privileges.”
Kalu (Abia, APC) described the National Assembly as an organized setting that ought to have notified Senator Natasha via email or mail for change of seat, and reason for change of seat.
He said “Akpabio allowed his emotions to trigger his inexperience as a senate president by not referring Senator Natasha to committee on ethics and privileges thereby making the pronouncement of suspension.
“Finally, senator Natasha allegedly accused the Senate President of harassment which can be referred to as Changing of her seat without notification; and Removing her as the chairperson local content committee and all these coming to play after the senate president publicly referred to her speech as “club speech” late last year.”
Kalu, a former governor of Abia State said “I stand for truth, justice and fact and with time we shall get the true story, May God help our understanding and emotions.”
