Suspension: Senator Natasha Finally Resumes Duty But Remains Defiant
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was prevented from gaining access to the National Assembly complex by security agents two months ago, has finally gained access to her office and also resumed duty.
Her office located at Suite 2.05 of the Senate Wing was unsealed by the Deputy Director of the National Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms, Alabi Adedeji on Tuesday.
‘I, Alabi Adedeji, Deputy Director, Sergeant-at-Arms, hereby unseal this office. The office is hereby unsealed. Thank you’ he declared.
Recall that Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja had in June ruled that the Nigerian Senate acted beyond its powers by suspending Natasha for six months and ordered that she should be allowed to resume her legislative duties without delay.
She had also declared Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan convicted of contempt but she was lucky to get a N5 million fine.
Natasha was convicted of contempt by the court sequel to a Facebook post on April 27, 2025, which contains a satirical apology.
Senator Natasha has continued to receive a great deal of public attention since the altercations involving her and the Senate President, Barrister Godswill Akpabio over seating arrangements during a plenary session on February 20, 2025.
Recall also that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan had alleged that she is being victimized by the Senate President because she had refused to join him in participating in the game that requires no referee.
The senate suspended Natasha for 6 months on March 6, 2025.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that Senator Natasha, who resumed duty on Tuesday, has remained defiant insisting that she has ‘no apology to tender’ to anyone.
‘In retrospect, it is actually amazing how much we have had to pay in the past six months, from the unjust suspension to the recall. But we survived the recall, blackmail, and that crazy lady on Facebook.
It is amazing what we had to pass through, and I give God Almighty the glory and my deepest appreciation to the people of Kogi Central and Nigerians at large. To my husband, I love you dearly. I pray all men support their wives in the same manner you have supported me.
In everything, sometimes it is good to push the institution to the test. We can’t cower down in the face of injustice. No one is more Nigerian than us. Senator Akpabio is not more of a senator than I am. He is not the governor of this place, yet he treated me as if I were a servant or domestic staff in his house.
It is so unfortunate that we will have a National Assembly being run by such a dictator. It is totally unacceptable’ she said-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
