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Nigeria: Court Lifts Akpoti-Uduaghan's Senate Suspension but Fines Her for Contempt
- On Friday, a court in Abuja directed the Senate to lift the six-month suspension imposed on Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi Central.
- The suspension occurred after a reported confrontation involving Senate President Godswill Akpabio concerning seating arrangements, alongside Akpoti-Uduaghan's sexual harassment claims, which the Senate ultimately rejected.
- Justice Binta Nyako ruled the Senate's disciplinary action excessive, faulted relevant Senate rules for overreach, and ordered Akpoti-Uduaghan to apologize publicly within seven days for a satirical Facebook post.
- The court fined Akpoti-Uduaghan N5 million for contempt related to the April 27 post made despite a restraining court order prohibiting public comments on the case.
- The ruling emphasizes lawmakers' constituents' rights to representation and expects the Senate to respect the court's judgment to restore Akpoti-Uduaghan's legislative role.
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Respect court judgment, recall Natasha - Activist urges Nigerian Senate
Executive Director of Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA), Faith Nwadishi, has urged the Senate to respect the Federal High Court judgment ordering it to recall the suspended Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi). DAILY POST reports that Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended by the upper legislative chamber on March 6 over alleged violation of the Senate Standing Orders 2023 (as amended). However, an Abuja Federal High Court on Friday ordered the S…
Court lifts Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Senate suspension but fines her N5m for contempt
The court described her six-month suspension by the Senate as excessive. The post Court lifts Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Senate suspension but fines her N5m for contempt appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Court orders Natasha’s recall to senate – Daily Trust
A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the Senate to recall the senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In March, Natasha was suspended by the Senate for six months for alleged gross misconduct, days after a face-off with Senate President Godswill Akpabio over a change of sitting arrangement in the chambers during plenary. She consequently accused Akpabio of making sexual advances at her and later petitioned the United Nat…
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