The Nigerian Senate has declined to allow the return of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, whose six-month suspension was nullified by a Federal High Court, citing the absence of her publicly retracting a defamatory comment as ordered.
The Senate maintained that, despite the court’s decision, its internal processes—and not judicial rulings—govern disciplinary actions against its members. Natasha had been suspended over bridging voices in the Senate and publicly accusing brethren of complicity in land dealings, allegations she has not officially retracted.
Consequently, her return to plenary remains on hold until she issues a public apology deemed acceptable by the Senate leadership.
