Kogi Central Residents Drag Akpabio, Senate To Court Over Natasha Akpoti’s Suspension

Some residents of Kogi Central have taken Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Nigerian Senate to court over the suspension of their senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

The senator was suspended for six months after her sexual harassment petition against Akpabio was dismissed.

According to the Senate Committee on Ethics and Public Petitions, which reviewed her case, she was found to have violated senate rules.

However, her constituents, through a lawsuit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja (case number FHC/ABJ/CS/654/2025), argue that the suspension is illegal and unconstitutional.

The case is being led by human rights lawyer Femi Falana.

They claim the suspension violates their right to be represented in government, as guaranteed under the Nigerian Constitution and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

The plaintiffs say silencing Akpoti-Uduaghan also silences their voices in the national assembly, and they believe the Senate overstepped its powers.

The group is asking the court to cancel the suspension, restore all her rights as a senator, and stop the Senate from taking any further actions that would infringe on their political rights.

The applicants in the case include Ovavu Iliyasu, Isah Otini, Onivehu Amoto, Isah Mediant, Ogunmola Samuel, Umar Oyiza, Megida Sadiq, Siyaka Akinlade, Michael Ademola, and Ananyi Omeiza.

A hearing date hasn’t been announced yet.

Meanwhile, Godswill Akpabio has written to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, asking for a thorough investigation into allegations made against him by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.