Abuja, Nigeria – E be like say wahala don show face for Senate President Godswill Akpabio as Court of Appeal for Abuja no gree carry him matter go front again. Dem don strike out two motions wey him carry come court and add extra cost of ₦100,000 on top. No be small matter o!
Wetirin happen? On May 21, 2025, the three-member panel, wey get Justice Hamman Barka as the head, gree grant Akpabio request to withdraw the appeal wey him file. This news drop for PUNCH Online, and e no dey sweet as dem don dash am cost for di matter. Akpabio na di appellant for di case wey concern Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
Akpabio, wey dey fight to appeal a Federal High Court judgment, don put his appeal under serious pressure. Di matter come from Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/384/2025, wetin Akpabio dey try to appeal. Na ground of mixed law and fact he dey argue. Wetin make him want appeal? E get to do with some serious allegations wey concern ethics for di Senate.
Di court don ketchup and gree say Akpabio fit withdraw di two motions wey him file on March 3 and March 25, 2025. Plus, dem don rule for Akpabio matter say all di money wey go to Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for di cases, na ₦100,000, just for making sure say Akpabio no just waka away free.
Now, who be di respondents for di case? Na Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan herself, di Clerk of di National Assembly, di Senate, and Senator Neda Imasuem, wey be di chair for di Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions. Anything wey concern Akpabio no be small thing again; e don turn front page of di news!
Na dis ruling just dey remind us say no matter wetin happen, law go always carry dem matter wey dey disturb people head for court. E be like say Akpabio, no be only political matter dey cause am palava, but also di legal issues wey dey follow am. And you know say for Naija, dem no dey play with law and order o.
Make we just watch as di drama dey unfold — dis politics no go end so soon. But for now, e clear say Akpabio get wetin him go face!
