Nigeria, March 3 -- Patty Etete, a former member of the House of Representatives, has resigned as senior legislative aide to the President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio, citing sustained hostility, alleged physical assaults and administrative irregularities within the Senate President's office.

In a letter dated 27 February and addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Mr Etete said his decision to resign was "long overdue" and followed years of "humiliation, discrimination and denial of access" to Mr Akpabio.

Mr Etete, who represented the Ikot Ekpene/Essien Udim/Obot Akara Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011, said he accepted what he described as a "downgraded designation" in good faith.

"You ...