The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has berated Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over the National Assembly’s move to stop Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) from returning to the Senate after the expiration of her six-month suspension.
The Senate will resume from a two-month recess on September 23.
On September 4, 2025, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was suspended on March 6, wrote to the leadership of the Assembly, notifying them of her plan to resume.
However, in a reply signed by the Acting Clerk to the National Assembly, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, she was informed that her suspension was still active and tied to a pending case at the Court of Appeal.
Piqued by the Senate move, the PDP, yesterday, accused the Senate President and the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Senate leadership of trying to stop Akpoti-Uduaghan from returning to the Senate after serving a six-month suspension, saying the move was aimed at denying the people of Kogi Central senatorial district their voice in the National Assembly and weakening the opposition.
The senator had earlier gone to court to challenge her suspension, which began on March 6, 2025, after she clashed with Senate President Akpabio over seating arrangements during plenary.
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