Justice Binta Nyako would also deliver a judgment on the preliminary objection filed by all the defendants in the suit, including the senate president, challenging the jurisdiction of the court.
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Justice Binta Nyako fixed the date following a submission by the second and third defendants, who informed the court that they had filed an application drawing attention to the plaintiff’s alleged contempt.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Olisa Agbakoba Legal are lawyers to Akpabio.
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is locked in a conflict with Akpabio over alleged sexual advances, recently issued a public statement in which she satirically `apologised` to the Senate president.
In the process she filed through her team of lawyers led by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Mr. Michael J. Numa, Akpoti-Uduaghan said Nwaebonyi had severely injured her reputation, causing her considerable distress and embarrassment to her credibility and public perception.
The new judge, Justice Binta Nyako, gave the order during the hearing of the suit filed by the suspended senator to stop the Senate from investigating her.
INEC, in an earlier statement on its X handle said, “The petition for the recall of the senator representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District has not met the requirement of Section 69(a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).”
The News Agency of Nigeria reliably gathered on Thursday that the hearing of the suit has been fixed for Friday.
The Commission made this announcement on Thursday via its official X handle.
The representative of Kogi Central Senatorial District spoke as she arrived on Tuesday to a tumultuous welcome by her people.
The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, had reinforced the government’s directive on Monday, emphasizing that the planned rally violates the ban on political gatherings.
The representative of Kogi Central Senatorial District made this known in a statement by her Media Office to newsmen on Monday
Akpoti-Uduaghan is scheduled to visit her senatorial district on Tuesday, the first visit since her suspension from the Senate
Senator Natasha is currently serving a six-month suspension from the Senate over unruly conduct on the floor of the Senate.
The Kogi Central senator described the claims as a complete fabrication designed to mislead the public and damage her reputation.
In the petition she filed before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, the Kogi lawmaker alleged that the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, had on May 10, 2010, indicted and debarred the Senate Ethics committee chairman “for fraud, misappropriation of client’s funds and failure to respond to disciplinary authorities”.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Justice Isa Dashen of the Federal High Court, who gave the order setting aside the injunction he granted, also ordered for the acceleration of the case before him.
In a statement on Monday, March 24, 2025, the lawmaker described the claims as “false and misleading,” reaffirming her stance on the issue that resulted in her six-month suspension.
Speaking in Lokoja at a news conference, the association’s spokesperson, Christy Omale, praised the Senate’s six-month suspension of Akpoti-Uduaghan, citing her gross misconduct and unruly behaviour.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a ruling, vacated the suit after listening to the arguments of counsel for the plaintiff and lawyers to the defendants in the suit.