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Nigeria: Blocking Akpoti-Uduaghan's Return, Assault On Democracy, NLC Slams Senate
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan remains barred from the Nigerian Senate as the Court of Appeal reviews pending appeals, with suspension originally due to misconduct and contempt charges.
- Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central was suspended for six months in March 2025 for alleged insubordination towards Senate President Godswill Akpabio and planned to resume on 4 September 2025.
- Her suspension is contested in court, with both sides appealing and the Court of Appeal yet to rule, while the Senate maintains her suspension due to pending legal proceedings.
- The temporary Clerk of the National Assembly informed her that she was not permitted to return due to the ongoing legal proceedings and Senate review, noting that the Senate may prevent her from resuming her seat when it reconvenes on 23 September 2025.
- The Nigeria Labour Congress condemned the barring as a gross abuse of power and a grave assault on democracy, warning it disenfranchises Kogi Central's constituents and pledging to mobilize against autocracy.
- The controversy highlights tensions between legislative authority and democratic representation, with concerns that prolonged suspension silences the constituency’s voice and undermines constitutional rights.
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Akpoti-Uduaghan threatens to sue NASS Clerk, insists on resuming
The Acting Clerk to the National Assembly had written to Mrs Akpoti-Udughan informing her that she cannot resume because the matter of her suspension is in court, and that her return can only follow a Senate review or the conclusion of the judicial process.
Natasha-Akpoti See-saws With Senate As NLC, Lawyers, Parties Raise Alarm
September 14, (THEWILL) — Between now and September 23, 2025 when the Senate resumes from its two -months recess, the legal and political fireworks will continue to trail the rejection of the Upper Chamber’s resumption request by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The Senator representing Kogi Central who was suspended on March 6, wrote to the […] The post Natasha-Akpoti See-saws With Senate As NLC, Lawyers, Parties Raise Alarm appeared …
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