By Adama Amahiri -March 6, 2025
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
The Senate has suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, for six months following her sexual harassment allegation against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
The decision was reached on Thursday, March 6, 2024, after the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions recommended her suspension.
Following her six-month suspension, the Senate has stripped Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of her salary and security details, barring her from accessing the National Assembly premises.
Her office will also be locked, and her legislative aides will not receive their salaries during the suspension period.
The Senate ruled out reconsidering her suspension unless she tenders a formal apology.
Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension follows a heated confrontation in the Senate after she protested the reassignment of her seat by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
She arrived at a plenary session to find her nameplate removed and her seat reassigned, an action she claimed was an attempt to silence her.
Her suspension was put to a vote after she was denied the opportunity to speak, with the majority siding with the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions.
Senate Minority Leader Abba Moro backed the decision, stating that her actions warranted disciplinary measures.
He likened the move to “correcting a child,” referencing Nigerian cultural norms.
