Tuesday October 7, 2025
By TheNewsDESK |
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP), representing Kogi Central, resumed plenary at the National Assembly on Tuesday, October 7.
Natasha, who rounded off her six-month suspension, officially resumed her seat in the senate on Tuesday at exactly 11:42 am.
According to Vanguard reports, she walked into the Senate chambers, made her way to her seat, and after taking it, exchanged pleasantries with a few senators.
She was accompanied by several activists to the Senate, including Bring Back Our Girls campaigner Aisha Yesufu, who was spotted in the Senate gallery.
Several of the lawmakers’ supporters, however, were not allowed into the Senate gallery.
Recall that on September 23, barely a few hours after her 2.05, the Senate Wing office was unsealed by the Sergeant at Arms of the National Assembly, along with combined personnel of security organisations. Yesterday, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan stormed the National Assembly and resumed duties.
Upon her resumption in September, Senator Natasha, who had been on suspension, remained resolute, insisting that she had no apology to tender.
Deputy Director of the Chamber’s Sergeant-at-Arms, Alabi Adedeji, flanked by security personnel, formally reopened Suite 2.05 of the Senate Wing—Akpoti-Uduaghan’s office.
The move came after her six-month suspension formally lapsed earlier this month.
Recall that the embattled then Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Akpoti-Uduaghan, was in March slammed with a six-month suspension by the Senate, which also barred her from participating in all activities of the 10th Senate over her alleged misconduct when she protested against the reassignment of her seat by Akpabio on February 20, 2025.
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension ended in September 2025, but she has been unable to resume her duties due to ongoing legal issues and continued opposition from the Senate leadership. Perhaps because of the extended recess, we will see how it plays out as the Senate resumes plenary sessions.
