Politics
NASS bars Natasha Akpoti from resuming, says suspension still subject of litigation
The national assembly has prevented Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, from resuming legislative duties, insisting that her suspension is still a subject of litigation.
Akpoti-Uduaghan had, in a letter dated August 28, 2025, notified the clerk to the national assembly of her intention to resume on September 4, the date she said marked the end of her six-month suspension.She argued that the federal high court had in July declared her suspension “excessive and unconstitutional” and ordered her recall.“I write to formally notify you on my decision to resume my legislative function upon the expiration of the suspension period,” she said.
She added that the expiration entitled her to resume her “full duties as a distinguished senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria” without prejudice to the appeals filed at the court of appeal.
Akpoti-Uduaghan also demanded immediate access to her senatorial office, citing constitutional obligations and the need to prepare for plenary resumption.