{"id":718,"date":"2025-05-29T16:57:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T16:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hallowmace.com\/?p=718"},"modified":"2025-05-29T16:57:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T16:57:25","slug":"suspension-librarian-lawmaker-makes-case-for-natasha-at-ecowas-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hallowmace.com\/?p=718","title":{"rendered":"Suspension: Librarian lawmaker makes case for Natasha at ECOWAS parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liberian lawmaker and ECOWAS Parliamentarian, Hon. Moima Briggs-Mensah, has raised concerns over the ongoing legal battle between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio.<\/p>\n<p>Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended for six months and faces criminal prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>Briggs-Mensah emphasised that the case is not just a personal struggle but touches on the dignity, freedom, and political space of all women in West Africa.<\/p>\n<p>She made the call at the ongoing First Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Parliamentarians in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What happens to one woman in public service should matter to us all. Hon. Natasha&#8217;s case is about every woman&#8217;s right to speak, to lead, and to serve without fear or intimidation,&#8221; Hon. Briggs Mensah stated during one of the plenary sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Natasha as one of the members of the Nigerian delegations at the ECOWAS Parliament couldn&#8217;t participate in the session due to her six suspension and the Liberian lawmaker felt it was time for them to speak out and fight for her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liberian lawmaker and ECOWAS Parliamentarian, Hon. Moima Briggs-Mensah, has raised concerns over the ongoing legal battle between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended for six months and faces criminal prosecution. 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