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March 6, 2025 Senate Suspends Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan For Six Months
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Senate Suspends Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan For Six Months

The Senate has suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months due to her clash with Senate President Godswill Akpabio. “The Senate is suspending Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months because she completely broke the Senate Standing Rules (2023 as amended) and brought shame to me as the presiding officer and the entire Nigerian Senate,” Akpabio announced on Thursday. He was reading the findings of the Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Code of Conduct, which had looked into her sexual harassment allegations against him.

Some senators tried to shorten the suspension to three months, but most voted to stick with the six-month penalty. Still, they agreed it could be cut short or canceled if she writes an apology. “If Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan wants the Senate to rethink this suspension or make it shorter, she needs to send a written apology to the Senate first,” Akpabio explained in the Red Chamber.

After the decision, the Kogi Central senator was led out of the chamber by the Sergeant-At-Arms. As she left, she insisted, “This unfair treatment won’t stand.”

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March 6, 2025 Soludo Issues Two-Week Deadline for Ekwulobia Flyover Roadside Traders to Leave
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Soludo Issues Two-Week Deadline for Ekwulobia Flyover Roadside Traders to Leave

Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has issued a two-week deadline for roadside traders near the new Ekwulobia Flyover bridge in Aguata Local Government Area to clear out. He made this announcement on Thursday while checking on a project in the area. Soludo told the traders to move to a new market built by the government just for them.

He warned that after the two weeks are up, anyone caught trading around the flyover will be arrested and face legal action. “Go to the Aguata LGA office and register for a shop in the new market it’s free,” he said. “All traders need to shift there. Also, commercial vehicles picking up passengers near the flyover should head to the new site.”

Soludo explained that this order is meant to fix problems like traffic jams, safety risks, and the need to keep the newly finished flyover looking good. He stressed that the government won’t let chaotic roadside trading spoil the area or put people in danger, especially after all the effort put into the project.

March 6, 2025 Kogi Central Stakeholders Disclaim Senator Natasha’s Actions
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Kogi Central Stakeholders Disclaim Senator Natasha’s Actions

The Kogi Central Concerned Stakeholders have made it clear that they don’t support the ongoing clash between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, saying it doesn’t represent their district. They also expressed disappointment that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan hasn’t followed the Senate’s rules. In a statement led by their convener, AbdulRaheem Adeku, the group even warned they might push to recall her if the conflict drags on.

Here’s part of what they said: “The National Assembly is a respected body with rules everyone has to follow to keep things in order. Sadly, we’ve seen a simple rule-breaking issue turn into a nasty personal attack on Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Despite all the support the Senate leadership has given her in recent months, we want to make it clear that we don’t stand by Senator Natasha’s strange and improper behavior.”

They went on: “We expect Senator Natasha to see herself as equal to her fellow senators, act like a proper member of the Senate, and focus on the job her people elected her to do, looking out for our interests. She should stop stirring up trouble that doesn’t help anyone. In Kogi Central, we’re known for being grateful and loyal, so we strongly disagree with our senator’s actions, words, and attempts to smear the Senate President. This isn’t who we are.”

The group added a stern warning: “If Senator Natasha keeps misusing her role in the Senate with this public drama, we, the Kogi Central Concerned Stakeholders, may have no choice but to start the process to recall her. We fully back the Senate President and all the senators, and we urge the Senate to go ahead with its disciplinary steps to set an example for others.”

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March 6, 2025 Senate Panel Rejects Natasha’s Petition Against Akpabio
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Senate Panel Rejects Natasha’s Petition Against Akpabio

The Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions has thrown out a petition by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan accusing Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment and abuse of office, labeling it “dead on arrival.” The dismissal, announced on Wednesday, was based on procedural flaws and legal limitations.

During the session, Committee Chairman Senator Neda Imasuen pointed to Order 40 of the Senate Standing Orders, noting that Akpoti-Uduaghan had personally signed the petition instead of having it endorsed by another party, a breach that invalidated it. He further explained that the issues raised were already under judicial review, rendering them sub judice and outside the Senate’s authority. Akpabio, for his part, has firmly denied the harassment claims leveled by the Kogi senator.

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The tension between the two flared on February 20, 2025, when Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, refused her assigned seat in the Senate chamber and openly defied Akpabio’s directive. She later accused him of harassment and filed a ₦100 billion defamation lawsuit against him. Meanwhile, the Akpabio-led Senate referred her to its disciplinary committee for review. This wasn’t their first clash—back in July 2024, Akpabio issued an apology to Akpoti-Uduaghan after making a controversial nightclub remark about her.

On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, the Ethics Committee began investigating Akpoti-Uduaghan’s alleged noncompliance with Senate rules, but she failed to appear. After waiting an hour, Chairman Imasuen expressed frustration: “We waited, and regrettably, she isn’t here. I hope she’ll join us before we wrap this up.” He defended the committee’s actions, stating, “Every petition comes to us via the full Senate, and we’re empowered to handle them. This matter was raised on February 25 by Senate Spokesperson Senator Yemi Adaramodu—nothing more, nothing less.”

Though Akpoti-Uduaghan was a no-show, Imasuen remained optimistic she’d eventually appear, confirming she had been duly notified of the hearing.

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