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The Senate suspended Natasha Akpoti-Udughan, the senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, for six months on Thursday.

Her suspension came amid the sexual harassment claims she made against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. She formally petitioned the Senate over the claims on Wednesday, but the petition was deemed “dead on arrival”.

While reading out the conditions of the suspension during plenary, the lawmakers voted not to reconsider the vote in favour of her suspension before the six months elapsed.

Some years before Akpoti-Uduaghan, some other senators were suspended from the National Assembly. At least two of them challenged their suspensions in court and won.

In March 2017, the Senate suspended Ali Ndume, who was representing Borno South senatorial district at the time, for 90 legislative days.

Ndume had asked for a probe into allegations of importing a bulletproof Range Rover with fake documents involving Senate President Bukola Saraki and that of perjury involving Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West.

The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions subsequently recommended Ndume’s suspension for “failing to conduct proper investigation before making the allegations” and for “bringing the Senate to unbearable disrepute”.

After the suspension, Ndume approached the Federal High Court in Abuja over the matter. In November 2017, the court nullified the suspension and declared it “illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional”.

The court also ordered Saraki and the Senate to pay the suspended senator all outstanding salaries and allowances.

In May 2018, a Federal High Court in Abuja equally nullified the suspension of Ovie Omo-Agege, Delta Central Senatorial District’s representative, from the Senate.

Omo-Agege was suspended in April 2018 for accusing his colleagues of working against President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 re-election plans.

He was initially recommended to be suspended for 181 legislative days, but it was later reduced to 90 following pleas by Senate President Saraki.

While nullifying the suspension, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba ruled that constitutional provisions only allowed the Senate to suspend its for a maximum of 14 days.

The Judge then ruled that the decision to suspend Omo-Agege for 90 days was a nullity. The court nullified it with immediate effect and further ruled that all outstanding salaries and allowances be paid to him.

Senator Joseph Waku, representing Benue North West, was suspended in 2000. Arthur Nzeribe of Orlu Senatorial constituency was also suspended indefinitely in 2002 while Abdul Ningi of Bauchi Central got a three-month suspension in March 2024. However, checks by FIJ showed no reports suggesting that they challenged their suspension in court.

SIMILAR OUTCOMES FOR SUSPENDED HOUSE OF REPS
FIJ found that some of the House of Representatives who got suspended and challenged the move in court also got similar outcomes.

For instance, in 2018, an Abuja Federal High Court voided the 180-legislative-day suspension of Abdulmumin Jibrin. The House suspended Jibrin in September 2016 because he reported cases of corrupt practices against its leadership to anti-corruption agencies.

Jibrin took the matter to court, where the judge ruled the suspension unlawful and unconstitutional and ordered the lower legislative chamber to pay Jibrin all the salaries and benefits owed to him during the period of his unjust suspension.

In 2010, a court also ordered some lawmakers to be reinstated and their salaries and allowances paid months after they were suspended indefinitely.

The court also ordered that they be reitted because the House erred in suspending them indefinitely when the law only allows the suspension of erring for 14 legislative days.

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It will all end in court

2 weeks is the keyword

We are so petty in Nigeria to the extent we always misplaced priorities

Imagine how the media have been feeding us with back and forth about irrelevant issue

Spits

hmm

Insightful

I think Dem don amend that section of Senate rule, but she fit still approach the court nah her right. Also they don't have the power to withdraw her security details.

This woman own get as he de..

Okay

When theys suspended Sen Ndume Ali for 1 year, one of them pleaded that it should be reduced to 6 months. That's why I laughed when they were pleading on behalf of Sen Akpoti-Uduaghan.

papyjaypaul:

Nothing will change. Have you forgotten Ndume's case? They were pleading reduction to 6 months.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xunhgnaa-1k?

Senators can't suspend their own >14 days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orvs6wgzZ20?

I stand with Natasha,
My prick won't drop until she's back at her duty post

In saner clines, Akpabio would have been suspended or stepped down for thorough investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct wether true or false

Natasha would have also been suspended for breaking house rules.

But in Nigeria the accused is suspending the acc without any investigation into the allegations.

Democracy is not and will never be for Africa. Africans are just wasting their time on Democracy.

Some people don't understand why no member of the senate stood by senator Natasha. She bit more than she can chew and anything that would make her not to complete her suspension would be an intervention by fellow senators or power from very very powerful people. Senator Natasha don shit for church.

I think this case is complex. From information online it seems she is a serial blackmailer.

Fuckyoumod:
In saner clines, Akpabio would have been suspended or stepped down for thorough investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct wether true or false

Natasha would have also been suspended for breaking house rules.

But in Nigeria the accused is suspending the acc without any investigation into the allegations.

Democracy is not and will never be for Africa. Africans are just wasting their time on Democracy.

In a saner world, Apkabio would not be on suspension. If anything should happen what senator Natasha's ers should be asking for is for the Senate president to step aside for the case to be investigated thoroughly by the senate. Former senate president Saraki did it when he step aside for an investigation. Going to the media house was what put senator Natasha in the bad book of the senate. I hope she gets her suspension reduced because dem no advice am well.

Fuckyoumod:
In saner clines, Akpabio would have been suspended or stepped down for thorough investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct wether true or false

Natasha would have also been suspended for breaking house rules.

But in Nigeria the accused is suspending the acc without any investigation into the allegations.

Democracy is not and will never be for Africa. Africans are just wasting their time on Democracy.

Pending the outcome of the investigation, they both should step aside. If she's guilty of lies, then she should be purnished. What happened to fair hearing? Shouldn't that be her right?

Osiac:
Natasha's case is a complex one op

Are you going to create a new law tonight for her complex case?

Osiac:
Natasha's case is a complex one op

Complex? How is it complex please come and enlighten us.

Osiac:
Natasha's case is a complex one op

Nothing complex there. The law is clear on this. The Senate cannot suspend because doing so will mean an entire constituent not having a representation at the Senate.

The penalty they can give her is to remove her from Senate Committee.

Fuckyoumod:
In saner clines, Akpabio would have been suspended or stepped down for thorough investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct wether true or false

Natasha would have also been suspended for breaking house rules.

But in Nigeria the accused is suspending the acc without any investigation into the allegations.

Democracy is not and will never be for Africa. Africans are just wasting their time on Democracy.

if she made that allegation before going against Senate rules then Akpabio should step down but the allegation is coming when she already made a mistake so I believe they won't take her serious even if Akpabio did what she alleged...

Th order book that contains the Standing order, stipulates that a senator can only be suspended for 15 days.

The suspension of Senator Natasha for six months is illegal as it is against the standing rule of the senate.

Senator Natasha should challenge her suspension in court. The Senate do not have the right to deny any senatorial district representation for six months.

Natasha will cry blood

She belongs to the club not the senate

A woman who kids with 6 different men

God bless the good people of Southsouth and southwest

Fuckyoumod:
In saner clines, Akpabio would have been suspended or stepped down for thorough investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct wether true or false

Natasha would have also been suspended for breaking house rules.

But in Nigeria the accused is suspending the acc without any investigation into the allegations.

Democracy is not and will never be for Africa. Africans are just wasting their time on Democracy.

Simply because one pussycat claims what she can't prove, huh?

I hope when women around you learn from Natasha and they're emboldened to accuse men indiscriminately, when it gets to you, you'll resign from work and grant the bitches their laugh, right?

From time immemorial, women have perfected the art and practise of implicating men with rape and allegations of sexual harassment. Many lives have thus been ruined, families scattered and homes shattered. Even evil men would use a woman to implicate their opponent and, they mostly get away with it. Time has come to change thst narrative. We stand in opposition to that western culture that ruins men on the alter of feminism. Enough!

If Natasha is sure, let her present her evidence that justifies sexual harassment before we can accept this from a morally decadent lady like her. Reno Omokri narrowly escaped from her malicious false accusation but nobody is talking about thst.

It's no longer lady's world. It's our collective world.
I won't stand by seeing someone's career, destiny and reputation ruined because one soyoyo wants it so

Zombies don't know the law nor care

They prefer tyranny and impunity

Shinjawestern:
Natasha will cry blood

She belongs to the club not the senate

A woman who kids with 6 different men

God bless the good people of Southsouth and southwest

Stop telling lies
She has 3 kids

Hmmm

Fuckyoumod:
In saner clines, Akpabio would have been suspended or stepped down for thorough investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct wether true or false

Natasha would have also been suspended for breaking house rules.

But in Nigeria the accused is suspending the acc without any investigation into the allegations.

Democracy is not and will never be for Africa. Africans are just wasting their time on Democracy.

Ehm, I don’t think it works that way.
Unless there is evidence in circulation, stepping down wouldn’t be the right move.

Imagine if it were a case of personal vendetta—I could just accuse anyone and have them step down for nothing. It doesn’t work like that.

By the way, I’m not insinuating that Akpabio is a saint.

This "withdrawing of security detail" something just dey trend recently. Is it a new coercion tactics by the powers that be?

Osiac:
Natasha's case is a complex one op

so the constitutional reality of maximum 14 days suspension stipulated should automatically changed because of the complexity?
If there is nothing to write please stop displaying your love for rascality and senseless disregard for the rule of law! At least disregard for rule of law doesn’t benefit you!