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Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, who was assigned to hear a suit that was filed by the suspended Senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday, recused himself from the case.

The trial judge based his decision on a petition the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, wrote to challenge his objectivity in the matter.

Though the suit was originally fixed for hearing, however, when the matter was called up by the court’s clerk, Justice Egwuatu, announced his decision in a short ruling he delivered.

He said the case-file would be returned back to the Chief Judge for a reassignment to another judge.

It will be recalled that Justice Egwuatu had on March 4, issued an interim order that stopped the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions from going ahead with the disciplinary proceeding that was initiated against Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan over an allegation that she flouted rules of the legislative house.

He held that the disciplinary process should be placed on hold, pending the determination of the suit that was brought before him by the embattled female lawmaker.

More so, Justice Egwuatu gave defendants in the matter, 72 hours to show cause why it should not issue an order of interlocutory injunction to stop them from probing the plaintiff for alleged misconduct, without affording her the privileges stipulated in the 1999 Constitution, as amended, the Senate Standing Order 2023, and the Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act.

He granted permission for the plaintiff to serve the Originating Summons and all the accompanying processes on all the defendants, through substituted means.

It held that they should be served by handing the processes to the Clerk of the National Assembly or by pasting them on the premises of the National Assembly and publishing same in two national dailies.

The interim orders followed an ex-parte application and an affidavit of urgency that was brought before the court by the lawmaker.

However, despite the orders of the court, the Senate Committee held its sitting and slammed the plaintiff with a six months suspension.

Following an application by the defendants, Justice Egwuatu subsequently amended the interim order he issued in favour of the plaintiff, by vacating the aspect that barred the Senate from undertaking any activity within the pendency of the suit.

The Senate President had through his team of lawyers led by Mr. Kehinde Ogunwumiju, SAN, queried the powers of the court to meddle in the affairs of the Senate

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Godswill Akpabio is the best Senate President Nigeria ever produced.

He is doing great and God will continue to guide him.

Natasha Akpoti will learn the hard way. She is a habitual liar and a serial blackmailer. This Natasha of a woman is very deceitful and I dare to say she is more evil than the Biblical Jezebel.

AKPABIO needs justice binta Nyako.

Salewa97:
Godswill Akpabio is the best Senate President Nigeria ever produced.

He is doing great and God will continue to guide him.

Lovers the new Nigeria

;D
Remi TINUBU is as clean as mother Theresa..abi?

Helgreenluv:
Natasha Akpoti will learn the hard way. She is a habitual liar and a serial blackmailer. This Natasha of a woman is very deceitful and I dare to say she is more evil than the Biblical Jezebel.

Pigstormentor:
;D
Remi TINUBU is as clean as mother Theresa..abi?

What is this one saying? This is an odious comparison. Oga rest abeg. Your comparison na mumu comparison. Abeg comot body.

Akpabio is a man of integrity.

I respect him for this move.

Salewa97:
Godswill Akpabio is the best Senate President Nigeria ever produced.

He is doing great and God will continue to guide him.

Delulu

The Establishment!

Remi and Dino Melaye?

Same settings..

Remi is an angel ..Right?

Helgreenluv:

What is this one saying? This is an odious comparison. Oga rest abeg. Your comparison na mumu comparison. Abeg comot body.

Pigstormentor:


Remi and Dino Melaye?

Same settings..

Remi is an angel ..Right?

Let's be factual and realistic here. Did Remi ever accuse the Senate President or anyone of sexual harassment? NO!
Natasha Akpoti has a history of blackmailing people with sexual harassment. She wrongfully accused the Senate President of sexual harassment without any proof. Even if the judge that will hear such case is her biological father, he will judgement against her because you can't make such a heavy accusation without proof. Please don't deviate from the main issue

Na WA

People should learn to choose their battle wisely. I don't know who is advising this woman, but she is too small to fight the senate president. Even former governors like Oshiomhole won't pick this kind of battle. This is her first term & she is too young for this kind of battle. Politically & age wise, she is the youngest in the senate. I really don't know who is advising her.

Butbthey attacked Nnadi Kanu when he did same

Lol

Hmmm there is a serious power play going on here, this man is really dangerous then he seems. Natasha should be very careful


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Helgreenluv:
Natasha Akpoti will learn the hard way. She is a habitual liar and a serial blackmailer. This Natasha of a woman is very deceitful and I dare to say she is more evil than the Biblical Jezebel.

i don't believe all you said until he accuses Portable of sexual harassment.

Salewa97:
Godswill Akpabio is the best Senate President Nigeria ever produced.

He is doing great and God will continue to guide him.

Just like this, right?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoHuHcSK0Yg

Tulumbu an his boys knows no better strategies than bribe.
Remove bribe from Tulumbu and his boys, they will be reduced to empty coconut head

Useless people

Akpabio is powerful in today's naija politics.

Nat asha should have threaded cautiously

Ok

The burden of proof is on Natasha to proof beyond reasonable doubt that she was sexually harassed by the senate president...... I think this is where she is going to struggle....hence her media tour...but with a history of accusing me n of sexual harassment including her current husband....her video flirting with Akpabio on the floor of the senate...her tweet praising Akpabio to high heavens after the birthday event , where she now claims she was sexually harassed by thesame man she praised.......

Natasha will loose in court

She may be recalled if it is left to Yahya Bello and Ododo

Her suspension without pay may become indefinite

There's no smoke without fire, something happened between Akpabio and that woman, but you all turned against her. Even if they pay you to do PR , try to create another to say the truth for the sake of our unborn children. This country don finish nothing is left o

Helgreenluv:
Natasha Akpoti will learn the hard way. She is a habitual liar and a serial blackmailer. This Natasha of a woman is very deceitful and I dare to say she is more evil than the Biblical Jezebel.

Helgreenluv:
Natasha Akpoti will learn the hard way. She is a habitual liar and a serial blackmailer. This Natasha of a woman is very deceitful and I dare to say she is more evil than the Biblical Jezebel.

Do you have proof to substantiate your write up?
Or just emotional blackmail

The man no want involve for the woman madness

Salewa97:
Godswill Akpabio is the best Senate President Nigeria ever produced.

He is doing great and God will continue to guide him.

If he was the best Senate president, he should have stepped aside and allowed a neutral investigation into the allegations.

Now I don't trust Natasha ( how she falsely accused Wendel Simlin aka Reno, and he disgraced her online as a liar..with proof)..plus all this started over her temper being lost over changing chair, and then...she came up with the allegations so convinently after...

But Akpabio has allegedly been accused in the past of sexually harrasing another woman, and as such, he should have done his best to at least allow some transparency. Instead he is making himself look suspicous by the court case, and the recall thing.

Why is the justice living the opposite of his name, egwuatu?

Political interference in judicial matters has become a pastime in Tinubu/Wike/Akpabio’s regime. The undercurrents is affecting whatever gains democracy has made in the past 24 years.

Salewa97:
Godswill Akpabio is the best Senate President Nigeria ever produced.

He is doing great and God will continue to guide him.

Rubber stamp SP

This Talkative Woman Wrapper man called Akpabio has turned the Highly Revered Senate into a MotorPark gathering.

SHAME on him, Tinibu, and the dingBATs ing them.

The trial judge is afraid of akpabio that is why he wants to hand the case over to another judge...this is when the politicians are more stronger than the institution..more stronger than the court.. Judiciary sector, judges, court are not independent...it's a pity