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Breaking Drama: Court Forces Senate To Reinstate Embattled Senator Natasha
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the Nigerian Senate to reinstate Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, following her suspension.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Delivering the judgment on Friday, Justice Nyako described the six-month suspension as disproportionate. She criticized Chapter 8 of the Senate Standing Rules and Section 14 of the Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act, labeling both as overly broad and lacking clear limits on how long a serving lawmaker can be suspended.
The judge emphasized that since lawmakers are expected to sit for a total of 181 days within a legislative year, suspending Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months was effectively stripping her constituents of representation for nearly the entire legislative period.
While acknowledging the Senate’s authority to discipline its members, Justice Nyako stressed that any such punishment must be proportionate and must not infringe upon the rights of the people who elected the lawmaker.
She also ruled that Senate President Godswill Akpabio was justified in preventing Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan—who was not occupying her assigned seat—from speaking during a plenary session.
Lastly, the court dismissed Akpabio’s argument that the matter was strictly an internal Senate affair and outside the court’s jurisdiction.
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