Embattled Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, resumed her legislative duties on Tuesday shortly after the Senate unsealed her office in the National Assembly.
The office, located in Suite 2.05 of the Senate Wing, had been sealed since March 6, 2025, following her six-month suspension.
Deputy Director of the National Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms, Alabi Adedeji, oversaw the unsealing of her office.
“I, Alabi Adedeji, Deputy Director, Sergeant-at-Arms, hereby unseal the office. The office is hereby unsealed. Thank you,” he declared.
Natasha Speaks Out on Her Return
Upon resumption, Natasha remained resolute, insisting she had “no apology to tender.”
She expressed gratitude to her constituents and supporters, saying:
“In retrospect, it is actually amazing how much we have had to pay in the past six months, from the unjust suspension to the recall. But we survived the recall, blackmail, and that crazy lady on Facebook.
“It is amazing what we had to pass through, and I give God Almighty the glory and my deepest oappreciation to the people of Kogi Central and Nigerians at large. To my husband, I love you dearly. I pray all men support their wives in the same manner you have supported me.
”In everything, sometimes it is good to push the institution to the test. We can’t cower down in the face of injustice. No one is more Nigerian than us. Senator Akpabio is not more of a senator than I am. He is not the governor of this place, yet he treated me as if I were a servant or domestic staff in his house.
“It is so unfortunate that we will have a National Assembly being run by such a dictator. It is totally unacceptable.”
Background of Suspension and Court Intervention
Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended in March 2025 over alleged misconduct during a protest against the reassignment of her Senate seat by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
The suspension barred her from all Senate activities and restricted her access to her office.
Although her suspension formally ended in September, her return had been stalled due to resistance from Senate leadership.
On July 4, the Federal High Court in Abuja ruled the suspension unconstitutional and excessive, ordering her reinstatement.
It remains unclear whether Natasha’s return fully restores her privileges, including participation in plenary sessions, ahead of the official resumption on October 7.
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