Suspended Kogi lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has petitioned the Senate to adhere to a recent Federal High Court judgment that declared her six-month suspension excessive and overreaching.
Recall that the court, in a ruling delivered on July 4, ordered the red chamber to consider reinstating the senator, noting that the suspension violated both the Constitution and the rights of her constituents to representation.
In a letter dated July 11, 2025, and addressed to the Senate through her legal team, M.J. Numa & Partners LLP, Natasha has demanded total compliance with the judgment delivered by Justice Binta Nyako.
Announcing that she would be resuming her legislative activities by Tuesday, the Senator demanded that the Senate take all required steps to facilitate her return.
“The Honourable Court made several findings and orders, including… that the six-month suspension imposed on the Plaintiff was excessive, overreaching, and inconsistent with her ability to comply with the provisions of Section 63 of the 1999 Constitution.
We respectfully demand that you give immediate effect to the clear and binding Order of the Federal High Court by taking all necessary steps to facilitate Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s resumption of her legislative duties forthwith,” it read.
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended on March 6, 2025, after a motion accusing her of “unparliamentary conduct.”
Natasha ended up suing the Senate President, the Clerk of the National Assembly, and the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions.
