Abeg, make I gist you wetin dey happen for Kogi Central, my people. Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan don land for serious gbege! The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio no wan let matter rest as e don carry the case go Supreme Court. No be small matter o!
Reports show say Akpabio file application wan regularise dem wahala wey dey ground, as di court documents wey dem sighted na SC NO: SC/CV/1111/2025 and E fit be say di case go make plenty people dey watch as di shakara dey unfold.
Akpabio dey complain say di whole suspension matter na bad play from di lower courts and e wan make Supreme Court gree am. E don line up all di necessary laws wey go help am argue him case. Na only God fit save dem!
As e be so, na Akpabio be di appellant while Akpoti-Uduaghan dey dey respond for di case alongside other arrowheads like di Clerk of di National Assembly and some Senators wey dey involve.
The whole drama start during one plenary session for February 2025, when Akpoti-Uduaghan raise di alarm say di Senate no follow correct procedure and na so dem carry di matter go ethics committee. Dem no too long, dem recommend suspension for her. But this woman no carry am smile, she quickly rush go Federal High Court for Abuja to fight am back!
Dem court judge on July 4, 2025, slap dem with correct judgement say di suspension na excessive and unconstitutional. E be like say di wahala don dey end but nah, Akpabio no gree! Now him don carry di matter go Supreme Court again!
Akpabio dey yan say di Senate get di right to manage dem internal issues under di 1999 Constitution. But Akpoti-Uduaghan dey argue say na una dey rush things, wey no allow my hearing fair. She dey insist say di Senate no follow di rules wey dem set for themselves!
Recently, di gist come show say Akpoti-Uduaghan don rejoin di Senate after her suspension don expire but wahala still dey. Di woman no gree carry placard as she don see am say di Senate leadership still dey vex for am. Na wetin happen for di July judgement make she try return, but dem no gree initially.
And make e clear, dis case dey hot as e don even get social media issue wey Akpoti-Uduaghan don provoke dem. Dem even fine am for contempt! Na wah o, wetin person no go see for dis country?
As di matter dey unfold, legal analysts dey watch closely for wetin di Supreme Court go talk; dem believe say wetin dem go decide fit determine how Senate dey handle disciplinary matters. Di way dis politics dey run, e fit scatter ground!
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