Chai! Na wa o! The Court of Appeal wey dey Abuja just clear road for Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as dem don uphold di Senate suspension but don also cancel di N5 million fine wey dem give her!
For di judgment wey dem deliver on Monday, di three Justices dey shout say di Senate do wetin dem suppose do when dem suspend Natasha wey represent Kogi Central Senetrorial District. Dem say her parliamentary privileges no dey affected, and her fundamental rights still dey intact!
But hold on! Di same court wey reason am also cancel di contempt proceedings against her. You sabi wetin? Dem no gree say di allegations against her for dat satirical apology wey she throw at di Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, make any sense. Na so dem take kick di fine wey dey follow am for di dustbin!
Justice A. B. Muhammed wey lead di judgment yan say di contempt charge no get backing because e no follow law. Na wetin we dey call ‘no fit stand for law’. Na wetin carry am go lower court in di first place wey no suppose dey there!
As e be, di matter no end for there o! Di court reason say di Senate President no do anything wrong by denying Natasha di chance to talk for plenary session dat day because she no dey for her correct seat. E mean say, if you wan talk for Senate, you gatz dey for where dem give you!
This na part of di wahala wey dey happen for di Naija politics as dem try rearrange di power level for di red chamber. Di matter wey fit reach di Supreme Court if e no settle well, we dey watch as dem take plot di next move.
Meanwhile, fresh gist dey come as di NCC, di national telecommunication body, dey plan to overhaul dem National Telecommunications Policy wey don dey since 2000. Dem don see say many changes don happen, and dem need update am to match di new technologies wey dey burst everywhere!
So, my people, no forget say di politics no dey sleep. Make we dey follow di gist well-well. More updates dey come soon as di story dey unfold.
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