Breaking: Judge dramatically withdraws from Natasha’s case against Akpabio, see why

• Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the national precocious tribunal Abuja has recused himself from the lawsuit filed by the Senator representing Kogi Central district, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
• The proceedings justice hinged his enactment connected a petition the Senate President Godswill Akpabio wrote challenging his objectivity successful the case
• Although the suit was primitively fixed for hearing, erstwhile the substance was called up by the court’s clerk connected Tuesday, March 25, Justice Egwuatu announced his decision

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering politics, elections, and governance.

FCT, Abuja - Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the national precocious court, Abuja, who was assigned to perceive a suit that was filed by the suspended Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the legislator representing Kogi central, recused himself from the case.

As reported connected Tuesday, March 25, by Vanguard, the proceedings justice cited a petition the Senate President Godswill Akpabio wrote to situation his objectivity successful the matter. Channels Television besides noted the development.

Justice Egwuatu recuses aforesaid from Natasha’s case

Though the suit was primitively fixed for hearing, however, erstwhile the substance was called up by the court’s clerk, Justice Egwuatu, announced his determination successful a abbreviated ruling helium delivered.

According to him, the lawsuit record would beryllium returned to the main justice for a reassignment to different judge.

Legit.ng recalls that Justice Egwuatu had connected Tuesday, March 4, issued an interim bid that stopped the Senate Committee connected Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions from going up with the disciplinary proceeding that was initiated against Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan implicit an allegation that she flouted rules of the legislative house. He held that the disciplinary process should beryllium placed connected hold, pending the determination of the suit that was brought earlier him by the embattled pistillate lawmaker.

Moreso, Justice Egwuatu gave the defendants successful the matter, 72 hours to amusement origin wherefore it should not contented an bid of interlocutory injunction to halt them from probing the plaintiff for alleged misconduct, without affording her the privileges stipulated successful the 1999 Constitution, arsenic amended, the Senate Standing Order 2023, and the Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act.

He granted support for the plaintiff to service the Originating Summons and each the accompanying processes connected each the defendants, done substituted means.

It held that they should beryllium served by handing the processes to the clerk of the nationalist assembly oregon by pasting them connected the premises of the National Assembly and publishing aforesaid successful 2 nationalist dailies. The interim orders followed an ex-parte exertion and an affidavit of urgency that was brought earlier the tribunal by the lawmaker.

However, contempt the orders of the court, the Senate Committee held its sitting and slammed the plaintiff with a six-month suspension.

Following an exertion by the defendants, Justice Egwuatu subsequently amended the interim bid helium issued successful favour of the plaintiff, by vacating the facet that barred the legislature from undertaking immoderate enactment wrong the pendency of the suit.

Akpabio had done his squad of lawyers led by Kehinde Ogunwumiju (SAN), queried the powers of the tribunal to meddle successful the affairs of the senate.

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Senator Natasha rejects purported apology

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan denied purported reports suggesting that she has apologised to the legislature implicit the contention that led to her suspension.

In a connection obtained by Legit.ng, the Kogi lawmaker described the claims arsenic "false and misleading," reaffirming her stance connected the contented that resulted successful her six-month suspension.

The senator, who was suspended pursuing a heated speech with the legislature leadership, maintained that she remains committed to lasting by her principles and defending the rights of her constituents.

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Source: Legit.ng