Natasha vs Akpabio: New twist as Senate President drags Kogi lawmaker to court over 'apology'

• Senate President Godswill Akpabio has filed a caller suit against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central district
• Akpabio accused Akpoti-Uduaghan of mocking him successful a satirical apology posted precocious connected societal media
• The lawsuit, filed astatine the national precocious court, Abuja, nether lawsuit fig CS/384/25 and dated May 7, wants Akpoti-Uduaghan to delete the station from each her societal media platforms

Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering nationalist affairs.

FCT, Abuja - Senate President Godswill Akpabio has asked a national precocious tribunal successful Abuja to compel Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central district, to delete the satirical apology she posted connected her societal media platforms.

As reported connected Thursday, May 8, by Premium Times, Akpabio’s petition is contained successful a question arsenic portion of an ongoing suit initiated by the suspended legislator to contention her suspension from the Senate.

Akpabio expresses displeasure with Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan's 'satirical apology' letter. Photo credits: Natasha H Akpoti, Godswill Obot Akpabio
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Guardian besides noted the Nigerian No.3 citizen's caller ineligible action.

Recall connected April 4, Justice Binta Nyako, who took implicit the lawsuit aft different justice stepped down, issued an bid barring some parties from making nationalist statements related to the case, particularly concerning the intersexual harassment allegations.

The justice ruled that:

“There shall beryllium nary property interviews by each parties and counsels arsenic respect the taxable substance of this suit. There shall beryllium nary streaming oregon societal media station arsenic regards this case. There shall beryllium nary tv investigation of this taxable substance portion the lawsuit is subjudice.”

Despite this order, connected April 27, Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan posted a satirical apology connected her authoritative Facebook page. In the post, she mocked the enactment benignant of the legislature president and his alleged misconduct successful the precocious chamber.

The legislature president’s ineligible team, led by Kehinde Ogunwumiju, a elder advocator of Nigeria (SAN), is arguing done the question that Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan’s station violated the court’s order. It, therefore, asked the tribunal to mandate her to delete the satirical station from each her societal media platforms.

Also, Akpabio’s ineligible squad is asking the tribunal to nonstop the suspended legislator to contented a written apology, to beryllium published successful astatine slightest 2 nationalist newspapers, and an affidavit of compliance confirming her adherence to these directives.

Legit.ng had reported however Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, successful April, mocked Akpabio with a satirical apology posted connected her authoritative Facebook page.

In the letter, Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan sarcastically apologised for her “crime of maintaining dignity and self-respect” successful the Senate.

She said occurrence successful the Senate nether Akpabio’s enactment seemed to beryllium not connected merit, but connected compliance with idiosyncratic demands.

Natasha: Ezekwesili reacts arsenic pistillate accuses her of collecting bribe

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Oby Ezekwesili, erstwhile curate of education, denied collecting bribe to back Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended legislator representing Kogi Central.

Ezekwesili said each tenable Nigerian knows that her unshakable values, convictions, voice, and stance connected nationalist involvement issues cannot beryllium tarnished.

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Source: Legit.ng