Senate has turned down a motion seeking for the repatriation of Nigerian ladies allegedly molested and abused in Libya as moved by Senator Natasha Wednesday.
The mild drama ensued in the Senate Wednesday when lawmakers declined to second a motion moved by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, calling for the repatriation of Nigerian women allegedly abused in Libyan prisons.
The incident occurred during deliberations on a motion concerning the abuse of the rights of Nigerian immigrants in Libya.
Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central under the Peoples Democratic Party, urged the Senate to intervene in the plight of Nigerian women said to be languishing in Libyan prisons.
She alleged that some of the women were being sexually exploited by prison officials and forced to bear children while in detention.
The senator, therefore, called on the red chamber to mandate the Nigerian Immigration Service to liaise with the Libyan authorities to ensure their repatriation.
After her presentation, Senate President Godswill Akpabio called for any lawmaker to second the motion, a procedural step required before debate, but none of the senators, including the female lawmakers, rose to do so.
The chamber fell into an awkward silence until the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, eventually stood up to second the motion, allowing proceedings to continue.
Additionally, reactions have continued to trail this ugly scene that no single fellow female senator supported Natasha’s motion to bring back Nigerian ladies sex trapped in Libya as contained in her prayer.
Natasha’s motion was for public interest but regrettably, did not have support in the hallow chamber wherein fellow female senators who should have understood her motion could not support her.
With this development, the motion will not see the light of the day because it was not supported. And again, seeking for the return of Nigerian females held hostage in LIBYA prison was not a bad motion calling for repatriation of Nigerian ladies leaving in Libya prisons but was Honourably turned down.
Meanwhile Senator Natasha’s motion may not see the light of the day by what played out in the plenary Wednesday as gathered by 9News Nigeria.
