The Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has reacted to her six-month suspension by the Senate, over her altercations with the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, in a Facebook post, saying it is “unjust and invalidates the principles of natural justice, fairness and equity.”
She made this known on her Facebook page while reacting to her suspension on Thursday by the
Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended for six months over “total violation of the Senate Standing Orders, 2023 as amended,” a reason the Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions adduced for its recommendation of the Kogi Central Snator’s suspension.
The Senate also approved that her salaries and allowances be suspended.
Reacting, Akpoti-Uduaghan said that “against the culture of silence, intimidation and victim-shaming, my unjust suspension from the Nigerian Senate invalidates the principles of natural justice, fairness and equity.”
“The illegal suspension does not withdraw my legitimacy as a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and I will continue to use my duly elected position to serve my constituents and country to the best of my ability till 2027 and beyond,” she declared.
