Standstill in Senate as Natasha ‘confronts’ Akpabio

A heated drama erupted in the Senate on Thursday as Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central engaged in a shouting match after discovering that her seat had been changed without her consent.

Blueprint learnt that the plenary session, presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, was ongoing when Chief Whip Senator Mohammed Ali Monguno raised a point of order concerning Natasha’s seating position.

Amid the confusion, the Senate President’s attempt to calm nerves was bluffed as the female lawmaker insisted to know reasons why her seat was changed without her consent.

“Why was my seat moved without my consent?” she queried, refusing to be silenced.

The altercation escalated, prompting Akpabio to order the Sergeant-at-Arms to remove her from the plenary.

However, Natasha resisted, standing her ground and defiantly declaring, “I am not afraid of you, and I will not be silenced.”

The chaos was however, controlled after the public address systems were shut and normalcy was restored afterwards.