Labour Party, Rights Lawyers Dey Beg Senate Make Dem Put Natasha Akpoti Back, Yab Dem for Disobey Court Order

After the six-month suspension wey Senate give di senator wey dey represent Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, don finish, Labour Party (LP) don yan say make dem immediately put her back, as dem talk about democratic rules and rights of her people. Di party drop dis talk for statement wey dem release for Abuja on Saturday, come from their National Publicity Secretary, Tony Akeni. Dis one na as two human rights lawyers, Femi Falana (SAN) and Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), don advise Senate make dem allow di senator wey dey represent Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to resume work, as dem accuse Senate say e overdo tins with di decision. Di suspended senator write letter wey carry date August 28, wey e notify National Assembly say she wan resume work on September 4, wey na im she believe be di end of her six-month suspension. But for reply letter wey carry date September 4, acting Clerk of National Assembly, Danzaria, yan say her suspension go still dey, until dem hear result of di appeal wey she don carry go Court of Appeal against Senate. As dem react, Labour Party talk say dem don hear wetin one American diplomat talk about di fight wey dey between Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan. LP talk say di US diplomat talk about one letter wey Gambian lawmaker, Fatoumatta Njai, write, wey condemn how Nigerian Senate no gree follow court order wey talk say make dem put Akpoti-Uduaghan back. LP talk say: “According to di American diplomat, di ‘abuse of di rule of law by Nigerian Senate against one court judgment wey since July 4, 2025 don cancel Senator Natasha suspension and tacitly order her make she return Senate without wahala, na shame for your country,’ dem mean Nigeria. LP add say: “Di Gambian lawmaker, Hon. Fattoumatta Njai wey dey Gender and Children’s Welfare Committee and also dey Pan-Africa Parliament, no just talk. She put her mind for paper with fire, make di whole world and future generation sabi wetin happen.” “Hon. Njai of The Gambia condemn di strong power move wey Nigerian Senate President and him National Assembly secretariat dey play, as she urge Nigerian Senate make dem immediately put Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan back.

“For her letter wey carry date September 9, 2025, wey US diplomat share, Hon. Fattoumatta Njai talk say Sen. Natasha long suspension wey Akpabio Senate dey do no follow di court judgment of July 4, 2025, wey clearly cancel her six-month suspension.” “LP talk say, di Gambian lawmaker condemn Nigerian Senate say dem no gree obey court ruling, and dat dis disobedience dey undermine West Africa democracy. She also condemn how Nigerian Senate refuse make Akpoti-Uduaghan enter Senate back anyhow,” LP add. Still as e react, Falana condemn how Senate leadership under Akpabio and federal government dey waka, say dem no dey obey court judgments and dem dey downplay di rule of law. Falana beg President Bola Tinubu make e stop im vacation come back Nigeria sharp-sharp to stop country from scatter enter wahala wey no get order. For statement wey e sign, Falana talk say dis kain situation wey some powerful people no dey respect court judgments dey threaten how Nigeria go fit hold rule of law. Di human rights lawyer still yan say di Senate under Akpabio na di most notorious one. Falana talk say under Akpabio, di Senate dey treat Court verdicts with plenty disrespect. Falana talk say, “Governments and powerful people no dey obey court judgments. Di most notorious place na di Senate under Senator Godswill Akpabio leadership.” For him own side, Adegboruwa accuse Senate say dem dey do wicked and small-small gbege. E talk say since di six months done finish, she suppose just resume work automatically. E talk say if dem no gree make her resume, na like say dem dey extend her suspension pass six months without any proper Senate resolution, and say di court case wey dey still dey no fit be reason to extend am illegal. According to di human rights lawyer, di court case wey dem dey talk about na the one wey concern di six-month suspension, whether e dey valid and constitutional. “She don finish her six months suspension full ground, and any court decision fit only touch di validity of di suspension and her rights, but di Senate sessions wey she miss because of di suspension no fit continue forever. In short, since di suspension purpose don complete, e no make sense to deny her from doing her senatorial work again,” na wetin Adegboruwa talk.