Court Blocks Senate Disciplinary Action Against Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan

The federal high court in Abuja has issued a restraining order preventing the senate committee on ethics, privileges, and public petitions from proceeding with disciplinary actions against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

Presiding Judge Obiora Egwuatu granted the order on Tuesday, following an ex parte application submitted by the senator’s legal representatives. The ruling comes in the wake of a controversial incident that occurred during a senate plenary session on February 20.

The disciplinary proceedings were initiated after Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi central, disrupted a senate session by refusing her assigned seat and repeatedly challenging the authority of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Her actions led to the senate referring her to the ethics committee for a formal review.

Complicating the matter, Akpoti-Uduaghan made serious allegations during a February 28 interview on Arise TV, claiming that her difficulties within the senate stemmed from rejecting alleged sexual advances from the senate president.

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The court’s intervention effectively suspends the senate committee’s planned disciplinary proceedings, marking a significant moment in the ongoing dispute between the senator and senate leadership.