The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has upheld the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, ruling that the Nigerian Senate acted within its constitutional and procedural powers.
The appellate court, in a unanimous judgment delivered on Monday by a three-member panel, dismissed Akpoti-Uduaghan’s appeal challenging her suspension. The appeal, marked CA/ABJ/CV/1107/2025, was filed against the Clerk of the National Assembly and three others.
The court held that the suspension did not violate the senator’s parliamentary privileges or her constitutional rights.
However, the court set aside the contempt proceedings and the ₦5 million fine earlier imposed on the lawmaker over a satirical apology she directed at Senate President Godswill Akpabio.