By Henry Umoru, Abuja
Suspended Senator and former Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), has formally written to the Senate, demanding compliance with a latest courtroom judgment that declared her six-month suspension unconstitutional.
In a letter dated July 11, 2025, despatched via her authorized counsel, M.J Numa & Companions LLP, Akpoti-Uduaghan cited Part 63 of the 1999 Structure, arguing that the suspension had denied her the precise to symbolize her constituents and carry out her legislative duties.
It is going to be recalled that the Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja had earlier dominated that the Senate’s motion was extreme and amounted to a violation of the rights of her constituents to illustration.
The letter, titled “RE: SUIT NO: FHC/ABJ/CS/384/2025 Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan v. The Clerk of the Nationwide Meeting & Ors.: Forwarding of Court docket Order and Demand for Compliance”, was signed by Michael Jonathan Numa, SAN.
It learn partly: “After a radical consideration of the details and relevant legislation, the Honourable Court docket made a number of findings and orders, together with, notably, a definitive pronouncement in Order 10 that the six-month suspension imposed on the Plaintiff was extreme, overreaching, and inconsistent along with her means to adjust to the provisions of Part 63 of the 1999 Structure.”
The attorneys referred to as on the Senate to behave instantly in compliance with the courtroom ruling and allow Akpoti-Uduaghan to renew her position with out additional delay.
“We respectfully demand that you simply give instant impact to the clear and binding Order of the Federal Excessive Court docket by taking all essential steps to facilitate Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s resumption of her legislative duties forthwith, in full compliance with the Court docket’s judgment,” the letter added.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan additionally notified the Senate of her intention to renew legislative actions on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
This transfer follows the ruling by Justice Binta Nyako, who declared the suspension unconstitutional and ordered the senator’s instant reinstatement. The event is predicted to set a precedent on legislative self-discipline and should have broader implications for the powers of the Nationwide Meeting in suspending its members.
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