Natasha vs Akpabio: Kogi senator under fire over National Assembly invasion

• On Tuesday, the suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was prevented by information operatives from entering the National Assembly and resuming her legislative duties
• Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, was suspended by the Senate earlier this twelvemonth implicit alleged misconduct and was directed to contented a written apology
• However, a elder lawyer who observed the National Assembly penetration explained wherefore Senator Natasha cannot enforce a tribunal judgement she appealed amid her ineligible conflict with Senate President Godswill Akpabio

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering political parties and movements.

Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been accused of seeking to devour her barroom and inactive person it by appealing the July 4 judgement of a Federal High Court successful Abuja and inactive attempting to enforce the aforesaid judgment.

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"Display of lawlessness” - Lawyer slams Natasha

A elder lawyer, Ken Harries, made this reflection portion reacting to Akpoti-Uduaghan's invasion of the National Assembly on Tuesday, July 22, claiming to privation to enforce the judgement of the Federal High Court, which she claimed ordered her recall.

Harries wondered if taking instrumentality into one's hands, arsenic shown by Akpoti-Uduaghan's behaviour connected Tuesday, is the close mode to enforce a judgment.

"In my galore years successful ineligible practice, I person not seen specified a show of lawlessness from a accidental national lawmaker. How bash you invade the National Assembly with a radical of touts, claiming to privation to enforce a judgment?"There are procedures for judgement enforcement. It is not for an idiosyncratic to instrumentality the instrumentality into his oregon her ain hands, make a situation ambiance connected the pretext of wanting to enforce a judgment," Harries said.

A elder lawyer has explained the existent crushed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan cannot enforce the July 4 judgement of a Federal High Court. Photo credit: Nigerian Senate
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Why Natasha can’t enforce tribunal judgement - Lawyer

The elder lawyer recalled that Akpoti-Uduaghan filed an entreaty against the judgement astir a week ago, faulting the judgement and praying the Court of Appeal to acceptable it aside.

Harries, who queried the rationale down Akpoti-Uduaghan's determination to invade the National Assembly connected Tuesday, July 22, sought to cognize what judgement she is seeking to enforce.

He queried:

"How bash you enforce a judgement that you person said you are not satisfied with, condemned, appealed and prayed the Court of Appeal to reverse?""Assuming the judgement is inactive enforceable, has she complied with each the orders made against her, including that she wage N5million and people nationalist apology successful 2 newspapers and her Facebook page?"If she has failed to obey the aforesaid judgement by not complying with the orders made against her, what motivation lasting does she has to accused the enactment of the Senate of being lawless?"Her lawyers should beryllium successful a amended presumption to counsel her to larn to beryllium lawful and respect the regularisation of law," Harries said."Whoever goes to Equity indispensable spell with Clean hands, Harries added.

Legit.ng reported that Senator Natasha, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District, was suspended by the Senate for six months.

But aft a caller tribunal judgement that nullified the suspension, Natasha had vowed to resume legislative duties.

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• Akpabio: Showdown arsenic Aisha Yesufu vows to articulation Natasha arsenic she resumes Senate today
• Court grants Natasha bail connected caller charge

"Why we can't reinstate Natasha now," Senate speaks

Legit.ng earlier reported that the Senate connected Sunday, July 13, said that it cannot reinstate suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan until it considered the contents of the certified existent transcript (CTC) of a caller tribunal verdict.

The Senate revealed that it needed to spot the CTC of the national precocious court's ruling successful the lawsuit involving Senator Natasha and the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.

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