By Owede Agbajileke, Abuja FLEADERS Nigeria, a female leadership project of Emerge Women Development Initiative, has demanded an unreserved apology from Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio over his sexist comments towards the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Senator Akpabio had come under fire for telling Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, a female lawmaker, that the Senate chamber was not a nightclub, therefore, she must be recognised before speaking during plenary. READ ALSO: Tinubu honours Dangote, Abdulsalami, Akpabio, govs, others Responding to the matter, FLEADERS Nigeria described the remark as not only condescending and disrespectful but also perpetuating harmful gender stereotypes. The
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