By Abiola Olawale
The National Assembly has unsealed the office of the suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District of Kogi State at the Senate.
It was gathered that the move, executed by the Sergeant at Arms alongside security personnel, restores access to her Suite 2.05 in the Senate Wing, just weeks before lawmakers are slated to resume plenary sessions on October 7.
This comes after the Nigerian Senate had initially announced its decision to block Akpoti-Uduaghan’s return to the Red Chamber.
The Senate cited ongoing legal and procedural hurdles as the reason for the decision despite the expiration of her six-month suspension.
Recall that Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended on March 6, 2025, following a heated altercation over a seat reassignment during plenary sessions.
Meanwhile, the suspension expired on September 6, 2025, and Akpoti-Uduaghan proceeded to announce her intention to resume legislative duties on September 21, 2025, when the Senate reconvenes.
However, in a letter dated September 4, 2025, and signed by the Acting Clerk to the National Assembly (Ag. CNA), Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, the Senate, while acknowledging Akpoti-Uduaghan’s notification of her intention to return to the chamber, maintained that the suspension was not over.
The statement explained that Akpoti-Uduaghan’s return is prevented by an ongoing lawsuit.
The letter read in part: “The matter, therefore, remains sub judice, and until the judicial process is concluded and the Senate formally reviews the suspension in the light of the court’s pronouncement, no administrative action can be taken by this office to facilitate your resumption.”
