Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim
By Taye Olaitan
Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim, (APC-Ondo) Chairman, Senate Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs, has declared that the purported petition written by suspended Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is “dead on arrival.”
Ibrahim, a lawyer, who made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja, emphasised that Nigeria, rather than Natasha, is the member of the IPU.
“A petition can only be lodged against another member state by a member state.
“This implies that the IPU cannot consider petitions from individuals who are not members,” he began.
“The suspended Sen. Natasha is not a member of the IPU, but Nigeria is!
“Additionally, the suspended Senator cannot represent the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“I served as the interim president of the IPU in Geneva in 2023, and I am familiar with how the IPU operates after presiding over its proceedings.
“Furthermore, as Chairman of the Interparliamentary Committee in the Nigerian Senate.
“I did not approve or authorise the suspended Senator Natasha to attend the IPU on behalf of Nigeria to the Senate President,” Ibrahim said.
