With this development, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan who was removed as Chairman, Local Content in February and taken to chair the Diaspora and NGOs Committee will resume without heading any Committee.
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The Court, unequivocally deposed that the referral of Senator Natasha by the Senate plenary to the Senate Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions Committee for disciplinary action was valid and appropriate, arising from her breach of the Senate Standing Orders.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, disclosed this to newsmen in a statement he issued in Abuja.
The right to protect one’s reputation is a legitimate legal interest recognized globally. In the United Kingdom, the United States, and other democracies, defamation laws – civil and criminal – coexist with freedom of expression to create a balanced legal framework.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Justice Binta Nyako had, on Monday, fixed today for the hearing of the contempt claim by the senate president against Akpoti-Uduaghan.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Nyako had, on April 4, restrained all parties in the suit filed by Akpoti-Udughan from granting media interviews or engaging in social media posts in respect of the subject matter before the court.
Umoren, from Nung Ita, Ikot Essien in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, said this at a news conference she addressed on Saturday.
The former Minister of Education made her position on the accusation known in what she referred to as a memo on her verified X handle on Monday.
The position of the group was contained in a statement issued on Friday by its Organising Secretary, Abagun Kole Omololu, to newsmen.
She said evidence of their calls have been submitted to relevant authorities in the US and other parts of the world for forensic analysis.
The satirical letter was released by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs to the media on Sunday.
This appears to be the case in the ongoing saga between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
Akpabio, in the statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh, said he remains undeterred by what he described as a deliberate campaign of misinformation.
She clarified that her trip on Monday, April 1, 2025, was purely to celebrate Sallah with her constituents and had no political undertones.
The embattled senator was welcomed by a large crowd of placard-carrying supporters, who turned out in large numbers, chanting and singing.
The Kogi Central senator described the claims as a complete fabrication designed to mislead the public and damage her reputation.
He withdrew from the case over allegations of bias levelled against the court by Akpabio, who is the 3rd defendant in the matter.
Akpoti-Uduaghan’s constituents said her decision to resort to the court was a sign that “she has realised that she is as good as gone”.
This followed a submission by the respondents, who informed the court that they had not been served with the necessary documents.
The Senate offered the explanation on why it suspended the representative of Kogi Central Senatorial District in a statement on Saturday.