Nigeria, March 10 -- The recent sexual harassment scandal that rocked the National Assembly and the scurried reaction to banish Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Senator representing Kogi Central, to as far away as possible from the Senate only exposes that supposedly hallowed chamber to public ridicule more than it did to silence her.

Can the Senators convince themselves that they have been fair enough to Senator Natasha, who had accused the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment? Which is by far a more serious allegation than the issue of abuse of privileges and rules for which they, with the speed of light, sent her on suspension.

According to her, she had been singled out for victimisation because she refused Sen...