Natasha AkpotiMove by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to resume her legislative activities in the Senate when it resumes on September 23, having completed her six month suspension, has hit the rock.
Responding to her request to resume her legislative duties in a letter to the Senate, the red chamber insisted that her six-month suspension would remain in force until the Court of Appeal delivers a verdict on her case.
In a letter signed by the Acting Clerk to the National Assembly, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, the Senate acknowledged receiving the senator’s notification of her intention to return on September 4, 2025, which she viewed as the conclusion of her suspension period.
But the Senate said that since her suspension began on March 6, 2025, and the matter is currently before the Court of Appeal, no administrative action can be taken to facilitate her return.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, was suspended for breaching the Senate’s standing orders.
While the Federal High Court in Abuja upheld the suspension, the senator has appealed the decision and awaits the Court of Appeal’s ruling.
The Senate emphasized that it will only reconsider the suspension once the appellate court delivers its judgment.
Until then, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan remains barred from participating in Senate activities.
Both parties now await the court’s decision to determine the future of the suspension and the senator’s legislative role.
