Natasha Gives Senate Ultimatum to Facilitate Her Resumption or Face Legal Action
- The National Assembly has been directed to facilitate the return of suspended Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan before Monday, September 15, 2025
- Natasha issued this warning on Thursday, September 11, in a letter to the Clerk of the National Assembly, through her lawyer, Michael Jonathan Numa, SAN
- The lawyer threatened legal action against the Godswill Akpabio-led Senate, insisting Natasha's delayed resumption of duties in the Senate is unlawful
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The counsel to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), Michael Jonathan Numa, SAN, has written to the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), KaKamorudeen Ogunlana.
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Natasha's lawyer threatens legal action
He demanded that the senator be allowed to resume her legislative duties following the expiration of her suspension.
In a letter dated September 10, Numa stated that if Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan is not recalled by Monday, September 15, 2025, his client will initiate legal proceedings against the Clerk both in his official and personal capacity.
According to him, the senator’s right to resume after completing her six-month suspension is guaranteed by the Constitution and cannot be curtailed by administrative interpretation.
“Our client’s right to resume her parliamentary duties, after the expiration of her fixed-term suspension, is rooted in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and cannot be abridged by administrative fiat or internal Senate processes,” the letter read.
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Natasha's continued restriction, unlawful - Lawyer declares
As reported by Vanguard, Numa faulted the Clerk’s September 4 letter, which had stated that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan could not resume pending the outcome of litigation.
He argued that this amounted to a misapplication of the sub judice rule and was inconsistent with judicial pronouncements already made on the matter.
He further maintained that the suspension, which began on March 6, 2025, expired on September 6, 2025, and that any continued restriction against the senator was unlawful.
The lawyer therefore demanded that the Clerk “immediately facilitate Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s resumption of her legislative duties without further obstruction.”
Senate gets warning
Failure to comply, he warned, would result in legal action, including contempt proceedings and other remedies provided by law.
Legit.ng reported that the Godswill Akpabio-led Senate stated that her six-month suspension remains in force pending the outcome of a Court of Appeal case instituted against the Senate by Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan.
Why Senator Natasha was suspended
Legit.ng earlier reported that the Nigerian Senate revealed that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was not suspended over her allegations of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
The Red Chamber noted that Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension stemmed from acts of gross misconduct of the senate standing order was affirmed by the Federal High Court Abuja which promoting her appeal against the federal high court ruling.
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Natasha resumes Senate after London trip - Lawyer
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that 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, September 23.
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