Natasha: Ezekwesili chastises the Nigerian Senate, saying, “You’re a group of nation-destroyers.”
Nigeria's Senate has come under fire from former Education Minister Obiageli Ezekwesili for obstructing a probe into Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan's claim of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Ezekwesili accused Nigerian lawmakers of acting with impunity and called them a group of nation destroyers. The Economist's claim that Nigerian politics is a hostile environment for women prompted the comment. The media outlet, which described Akpoti-Uduaghan's accusation against Akpabio, asserted that the sexual harassment controversy is a reflection of the difficult circumstances that Nigerian women face in the political arena. Ezekwesili responded to the post by saying that the Senate's…