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The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, has held that the Senate acted within its powers when it suspended the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for misconduct.

In a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices of the appellate court said it was satisfied that neither the Appellant’s parliamentary privilege nor her constitutional rights were breached as a result of her suspension from the Senate.

The court however vacated the contempt proceeding and N5 million fine that were awarded against Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan over the satirical apology she made to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.

In its lead judgment delivered by Justice Abba Muhammed, the appellate court held that the Senate President was not wrong to have denied the her, who was not on the official seat that was allotted to her during plenary on February 20th 2025, the opportunity to speak.

It held that the Senate President is empowered by the Rules to allocate seats to members, adding that lawmakers are only allowed to speak from seats allocated to them.

fergie001:
https://www.tvcnews.tv/court-of-appeal-upholds-akpoti-uduaghans-suspension/

tunene66:
The Appeal Court has spoken, I am waiting for what the Supreme Court will say on the matter.
Nigeria we hail thee

yarimo:
This is victory for democracy

fergie001:
It has become an academic exercise because she was suspended in March, it's already past 6 months, every other thing now "Na less."

PlasmaTV:
Look at what we are focusing on?!

170 people were killed in Kwara, yet no uproar.

Omo, to be loyal to Nigeria is HARD!

ALTERNATEID:
It is a good precedent for the future.

fergie001:
It has become an academic exercise because she was suspended in March, it's already past 6 months, every other thing now "Na less."

Klington:
In the past , the court used to be the last hope of the common man. But tinubu in his desperation for power has destroyed everything. Now the courts are just jokes just like the national assembly.

yarimo:
This is victory for democracy