Nigeria, March 11 -- The Nigerian Senate's decision to swiftly suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over sexual harassment allegations against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, seems partly motivated by the need to quell the immense public interest and media frenzy the case has generated. Ironically, rather than reducing attention, the suspension has only intensified intrigue, suspense, and public spectacle, turning the entire situation into a dramatic spectacle.

While some quarters approve of the suspension, arguing that it helps refocus national attention on more pressing matters, emerging controversies regarding the legality and morality of the Senate's actions have made this approval seem premature. Even Akpabio himself ackn...