Stop Being Emotional, Court Did Not Order Senate To Recall Natasha - Lawyer
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Jul 23, 2025
Stop Being Emotional, Court Did Not Order Senate To Recall Natasha - Lawyer
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A Nigerian lawyer, Ekemini Udim, has argued that it would be incorrect to interpret a recent ruling by Justice Binta Nyako as an order for the Nigerian Senate to recall the suspended Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
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According to Udim, the court only recommended that the Senate amend its rules regarding the punishment of erring members.
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All Facts News reports that the legal practitioner made the submission on Wednesday during an appearance on Channels Television's The Morning Brief.
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He held that anybody interpreting the court judgement as an order for Senator Natasha's recall is incorrect.
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"It is very clear: my Lord has not said, 'Recall Senator Natasha'. What the judge said was that, 'You cannot do like this, you cannot do like that,' and then makes a recommendation to the Senate, and says, 'Senate, think of how you can amend your rules. '
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"You cannot equate that to say, 'Recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.'
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"And therefore, anybody who is interpreting the judgment to the extent that the judge ordered the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is not doing justice to that judgment,ÔÇØ he said.
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Udim also stated that the matter between Natasha and the Senate should be examined from a legal perspective, rather than an emotional one.
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"A lot of people are taking this matter from the emotional angle, and it becomes a problem when you do that.
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"And this is not good for Senator Natasha. This must be taken from the angle of law,ÔÇØ he said.
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All Facts News recalls Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan was handed a six-month suspension in March following her sexual harassment claims against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
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However, she attempted to resume sitting at the National Assembly on Tuesday, claiming a court judgment mandated the Senate to recall her.
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However, the Kogi Central lawmaker was denied entry by security operatives at the National Assembly gate.
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— Thompson Nsisongabasi