BREAKING: Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Sworn In as Kogi Central Senator
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Nov 02, 2023
BREAKING: Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Sworn In as Kogi Central Senator
Barr. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Senator-elect for Kogi Central Senatorial District, has been sworn in as a member of the 10th Senate following her presentation with a Certificate of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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She was administered the oath by the Clerk of the Senate at exactly 11:41am.
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Akpoti-Uduaghan, who ran on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), becomes the first female Senator from Kogi State.
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Her victory comes after a legal battle with her opponent, Abubakar Ohere of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In September, the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja nullified Ohere's victory and declared Akpoti-Uduaghan the winner of the February senatorial poll. The Tribunal had declared, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the PDP candidate, as the authentic Senator of Kogi Central with lawful votes of 54,354. Ohere of APC scored 51,291 votes.
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Ohere appealed the ruling, but the Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal on Tuesday, upholding Akpoti-Uduaghan's victory.
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