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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan says Nigeria鈥檚 senate President began to sexually harass her in December 2023 and that there were multiple incidents of this nature.

She鈥檚 been speaking publicly about what she says happened and filed a petition to the senate.

But earlier this month Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan received a six month suspension from her job over what was described as a 鈥渂reach of the rules of the Senate鈥�.

There are only four women in the senate and 109 men, so the allegations have got lots of people talking and sparked protests. What does this all say about how sexual harassment allegations are treated in Nigeria?

In today鈥檚 Africa Daily, Alan Kasujja hears more about the story from the 麻豆社鈥檚 Azeezat Olaoluwa in Lagos. He also speaks to Nigerian lawyer and civil rights activist Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi and Omowumi Ogunrotimi, the founder and executive director of Gender Mobile Initiative.