Nigeria, March 13 -- A Nigerian delegate at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting, Kafilat Ogbara, has urged the National Assembly to ensure a fair and transparent investigation into sexual harassment allegations levelled against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.

Mrs Ogbara, who chairs the House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development, also called for the safeguarding of human rights and protection from intimidation for all parties involved in the allegations.

She made the call at a press briefing at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Wednesday.

"I called for the following actions: A thorough and unbiased investigation; ensuring that all claims and defences are examined fairly and transparently; protec...