Nigeria, March 9 -- The suspended Kogi Central senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, resubmitted her sexual harassment petition against Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Thursday, minutes before she was controversially suspended from the upper legislative chamber.

The petition, signed by Zubairu Yaqubu, who described himself as a concerned Nigerian citizen from Kogi Central Senatorial District, accused Mr Akpabio of harassing Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan sexually. It also accused him of abuse of office and obstruction of legislative duties.

Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan first presented the petition on Wednesday but it was dismissed by the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions due to procedural violations.

The Chairman of the committ...