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- Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has advised Senate President Godswill Akpabio to question ineligible redress alternatively of involving the constabulary implicit defamation claims against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
- Akpabio had petitioned the IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, aft Akpoti-Uduaghan alleged during a rally that helium instructed erstwhile Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello to assassinate her
- Falana criticised Akpabio’s determination and described it arsenic an effort to criminalise a politically motivated civilian dispute
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.
Senior Advocate of Nigeria and quality rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has advised Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to writer suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, implicit alleged defamation.
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The lawyer said this successful a connection connected Friday pursuing a petition Akpabio submitted to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, implicit comments made by Akpoti-Uduaghan astatine a rally successful Kogi State connected April 1, 2025.
Legit.ng reported that Godswill Akpabio had petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, implicit an assassination allegation made against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
Legit.ng recalls that Akpoti-Uduaghan accused Akpabio of instructing erstwhile Kogi authorities governor, Yahaya Bello, to assassinate her.
Natasha, the suspended legislator representing Kogi Central, made the allegation connected Tuesday, April 1, portion addressing her supporters successful Ihima, Okehi section authorities country (LGA).
Reacting, Akpabio denied the superior accusation and called for the prosecution of Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan for transgression defamation.
Falana to Akpabio: Don't impact the constabulary successful civilian dispute
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However, Falana called connected Akpabio not to impact the constabulary successful “a intelligibly a politically motivated civilian dispute.”
As reported by The Punch connected Friday, April 11, Falana said:
“In the said petition, Senator Akpabio stated that the alleged defamatory connection is ‘entirely false, unfounded and politically motivated.’ To that extent, the Nigeria Police Force should not beryllium asked to criminalise a civilian quality that is ‘politically motivated.“In the lawsuit of Arthur Nwankwo v The State (1985) 5 NCLR 228 astatine 253, the Court of Appeal cautioned nationalist officers to desist from utilizing the machinery of the State to harass oregon intimidate their governmental opponents.”“In presumption of the supra epochal words of the Court of Appeal, the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio should beryllium advised to institute a libel suit successful the due High Court if helium feels defamed by the connection credited to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan astatine a governmental rally.”Read much astir Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan here:
- Natasha files N5 cardinal defamation suit against Nwaebonyi
- Breaking: Court bars parties from granting interviews successful Natasha’s lawsuit against Akpabio
- Kogi legislator Natasha yet opens up connected Sallah visit, silences critics: “It was not a campaign”
"Your days are numbered successful politics," Natasha tells Akpabio
Legit.ng also reported that Akpoti Uduaghan thanked the INEC, arsenic the electoral committee rejected her callback implicit a deficiency of law compliance.
Natasha, who is presently nether a six-month suspension implicit a deficiency of adherence to rules, warned Senator Akpabio and Bello.
The embattled lawmaker precocious accused the Senate President, Akpabio, of intersexual harassment and vowed that his and Bello's days successful politics were numbered.
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Source: Legit.ng
