Natasha's Lawyer Announces When Kogi Senator'll Finally Return To the Senate: "There's No Obstacle"
- Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan's lawyer has revealed when the Kogi senator will return to the Senate after serving a six-month
- Her counsel, Victor Giwa, said she is prepared to resume and expects no obstruction from Senate leadership, noting “everything is in place"
- Natasha’s suspension, linked to a chamber dispute and her petition against Senate President Akpabio, ended Saturday, with court cases now seen as “academic"
FCT, Abuja - Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, will return to the National Assembly later this month after completing her six-month suspension.
The Kogi state senator's lawyer, Victor Giwa, disclosed that the senator, currently on vacation in London, had already made plans to resume plenary alongside her colleagues when the Senate reconvenes on Tuesday, 23 September.
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“Actually, she’s ready to resume her term. She’s in London. Everything is in place, and the six months have expired. The only thing left is her resumption,” Giwa said.
Senate leadership expected to welcome her
The lawyer expressed confidence that Senate leaders would not obstruct her return, Punch reported.
“We have been told that even the leadership of the Senate is ready to welcome her. So that’s the situation at the moment. There is no obstacle at all,” he assured.
Natasha vs Akpabio: Suspension followed dispute in chamber
Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended on 6 March after allegations of insubordination, arising from her refusal to accept a change of her designated seat during plenary.
The suspension, recommended by the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, also stripped her of aides, office privileges, and salaries.
The lawmaker insisted her ordeal was linked to a petition in which she accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment, a claim the Senate dismissed.
Court case described as academic exercise
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Following her suspension, she challenged the decision in court, claiming a favourable judgment for her recall. However, the Senate leadership maintained that she would remain suspended until the penalty expired.
Her attempt to re-enter the chamber in July ended in a standoff, as security operatives barred her despite the presence of a large crowd of supporters outside, Vanguard reported.
With the suspension officially ending last Saturday, Giwa said pending legal battles would no longer pose a barrier.
“Everything will be resolved. Even the court cases will become like an academic exercise,” he noted.
Efforts to get the reaction of the Senate leadership were unsuccessful, as calls and messages to Senate spokesman Yemi Adaramodu and Akpabio’s media aide were not returned.
Akpabio sent sacking prophecy
Previously, Legit.ng Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Nigerian Senate, has been urged to tread carefully because many senators would plot to remove him. Primate Elijah Ayodele of the INRI Evangelical spiritual church gave the warning in a prophetic moment video shared on his Facebook.
Primate Ayodele maintained that the plot to remove the Senate president would thicken be Akpabio stepped on many toes, adding that President Bola Tinubu would not be able to stop the impeachment when it begins.
Ayodele's prophecy was one of the many comments the cleric has made about Nigerian politics and politicians, at a time when alignment and realignment were gaining momentum in the polity.
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