•Senate President tenders apology Northern women have tackled Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, for his alleged disrespectful remarks directed at Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan during last week’s plenary. In a statement by the 20-member Voices for Inclusion and Equity for Women (VIEW), Tuesday, the women condemned Akpabio’s actions as a blatant display of disrespect and gender bias. Titled “Restoring Integrity: The Imperative of Respecting Female Senators in Nigeria’s Democracy,” the group stated that, “Akpabio’s remarks go beyond an isolated insult, symbolising the maintenance of gender hierarchies and the silencing of female voices in critical political spaces.” They noted that this is not
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