Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on May 13, appeared before a Federal High Court in Abuja for the hearing of the suit she filed challenging her suspension by the Senate on March 6.
The Senate had suspended her for six months on grounds of alleged misconduct days after she accused the Senate President of sexual harassment, an allegation he denied.
In her motion, Akpoti-Uduaghan joined the National Assembly, the Senate, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Senator Neda Imasuem, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Code of Conduct, as defendants.
When the suit which was reassigned to Justice Binta Nyako, following the withdrawal of Justice Obiorah Egwuatu, from the matter, was called on Monday, May 12, counsel to the suspended Senator, Jibrin Okutekpa (SAN), told the court that the plaintiff has filed all the documents to be relied on in the matter, in line with the directive of the court at the last hearing.
Natasha Disobeyed Court Order?
Counsel to the Senate, Paul Daudu (SAN), and that of Senate President, Ekwo Ejembi, told the court that they have also filed their various documents to be relied on in the matter but drew the attention of the Court to a motion for disobedience to the order of the court against the plaintiff.
In addition, the two senior lawyers representing the 2nd and 3rd defendants in the suit said, the plaintiff has responded to their motion.
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They both alleged that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan disobeyed the order of the Court when she, on March 27, posted a satirical letter of apology to the Senate president on her Facebook page and published it in some national dailies.
However, Senator Natasha argues that while the content of her viral letter centred around her sexual harassment allegations against the Senate President, the matter before the court was her alleged unlawful suspension from the Senate.
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