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'You Can’t Resume yet' - Nigerian Senate Tells Natasha
KOGI, NIGERIA, JUL 19 – Federal High Court ruled Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan's six-month suspension unlawful, ordering reinstatement despite Senate President's appeal against the decision.
- On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan plans to resume, despite Senate warnings and an appeal by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, following a court ruling.
- The Senate on March 6, 2025, led to her suspension, but the July 4, 2025, court ruling declared it unlawful, excessive, and unconstitutional.
- No valid court order mandates her immediate reinstatement, Senator Yemi Adaramodu advised the Senate chambers to respect due process.
- Highlighting protocol, Senator Yemi Adaramodu warned that `storm the Senate next Tuesday under a false pretext`, noting it would disrupt legislative order.
- In its next review, the Senate will consider the court’s advisory on amending Standing Orders and her recall, Senator Yemi Adaramodu said.
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No court order on Akpoti-Uduaghan’s recall – Senate insists
"Senate emphasises once more, there is no enforceable order directing her immediate return to the chamber." The post No court order on Akpoti-Uduaghan’s recall – Senate insists appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
'You can’t resume yet' - Nigerian Senate tells Natasha
The Nigerian Senate has issued a stern warning to the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to stay away from its proceedings, saying she could not resume proceedings yet. The spokesman for the Senate, Yemi Adaramodu, in a statement on Sunday, insisted that there was no subsisting court order mandating the Senate to recall the lawmaker before the expiration of her suspension. DAILY POST recall…
Trouble brewing as Akpoti-Uduaghan insists on resuming at Senate on Tuesday
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central district, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has vowed to resume at the red chamber on Tuesday, 22nd of July 2025, relying on a pronouncement by the Federal High Court in Abuja. In a judgement delivered on July 4, 2025, Justice Binta Nyako ruled that the Senate erred regarding the length of the suspension given to the lawmaker. “Lawmakers are required to sit for 181 days per session. Suspending a senator for …
Natasha vows to resume plenary Tuesday
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Senator representing Kogi Central, has vowed to resume plenary activities on Tuesday, in line with a court decision. The court judgment, delivered on July 4, 2025, ruled that the senator’s six-month suspension by the Senate was unlawful, excessive, and a clear violation of her constitutional right to represent her constituents. The court held that the action contravened Section 63 of the 1999 Constitution and flouted the…
Aisha Yesufu vows to escort Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to Senate today
Outspoken human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has declared her unwavering support for suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, vowing to personally accompany the embattled lawmaker to her office at the National Assembly on Tuesday, as the senator moves to resume her duties despite opposition from the Senate leadership. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Monday, Yesufu condemned what she described as “systemic discriminatio…
Nigeria: Senate says no court order on Sen Akpoti-Uduaghan’s recall - Worldstage
WorldStage Newsonline– Nigeria’s Senate has said that there was no subsisting court order mandating it to recall Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan before the expiration of her suspension. Sen. Yemi Adaramodu Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs said this in a statement said the clarification became necessary following circulating claims by the suspended senator that she intends to resume at the Senate on Tuesday. He said the susp…
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