The Nigerian Senate has again written the embattled Kogi lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, ahead of her planned resumption of plenary.
NewsBits reported on Monday that Natasha expressed her readiness to resume plenary this September with the expiration of her six-month suspension. However, the National Assembly Management has now written her, declining her request.
It said Natasha remained suspended until the Appeal Court delivers judgment on the matter. Both parties are before the Appeal Court, with cross appeals after an Abuja Federal High Court delivered a judgment that has received diverse interpretations.
The Senate has now declared that Natasha cannot resume until the matter is decided by the Court. The decision was communicated to the lawmaker in a letter signed by the Acting Clerk to the National Assembly (Ag. CNA), Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, dated September 4, 2025.
It acknowledged Akpoti-Uduaghan’s notification of her intended return to the Senate on September 4—the date she claimed marked the end of her six-month-long suspension.
However, the National Assembly clarified that her suspension took effect from March 6, 2025, and emphasised that the matter was still subjudice, hence she cannot resume legislative duties.
The letter stated that the Senate would only review her suspension after the court’s final pronouncement.
“The matter, therefore, remains subjudice, 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,” the letter by the Ag. CNA to Akpoti-Uduaghan read.
He added that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan “will be duly notified of the Senate’s decision on the matter as soon as it is resolved.” As of the time of filing this report, Natasha, who is currently in London, has not responded to the latest development.
