Barrister Deji Adeyanju, a human rights lawyer and activist, advised Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to file for a fresh court case against the Nigerian Senate for refusing her to resume her constitutional duty after her six-month suspension.
According to Adeyanju, the court might drag Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s case on for a long time, “but she should still file the action nonetheless for posterity’s sake.”
In his post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday, Adeyanju condemned the Senate’s action for refusing to allow Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan to resume duty, describing the action of the upper legislative chamber as unconstitutional.
He also advised Senator Natasha to use this opportunity to release evidence against God’swill Akpabio in court.
The right thing will be to file a fresh case challenging the refusal to let her resume after the 6-month suspension period and the unconstitutional act of the Clerk of NASS taking the decision when the law is clear that only her colleagues can take such an action in parliament,” Adeyanju said.
This should be a good time to release the evidence against Akpabio so that she can win in the court of public opinion,” the lawyer said.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended in March, and the suspension elapsed in September.
However, it was earlier reported that the Clerk to the National Assembly told Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan that her suspension from the Senate could not be addressed until the judicial process was concluded and formally reviewed.
In a letter signed by the Acting Clerk to the National Assembly on September 4, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, the Senate claimed that the issue of her suspension remained subjudice Resumption Until Court Concludes Its Action, Senate Tells Suspended Senator Natasha.
