Nigeria, March 1 -- A former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has called on the incumbent Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to ensure that the investigation into sexual harassment allegations levelled against him is conducted openly and transparently.

Mr Saraki, who led the Senate from 2015 to 2019, also urged Mr Akpabio and Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to appear before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions.

He said this in a statement on Saturday.

In an interview with Arise Television on Friday, Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan alleged that Mr Akpabio made inappropriate advances towards her during a visit to his residence in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on 8 December 2023.

She claimed that the senate presiden...