Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Tuesday praised his constituents in the Kogi Central for their steadfast support during what she described as a period of “unscrupulous intimidation.”
The lawmaker gave the commendation in a terse statement issued to journalists after she attended her first plenary session in six months.
She said, “My attendance at plenary today is a testament to resilience by the good people of Kogi Central and Nigerians, especially their courage to resist every unscrupulous intimidation.
“While averting Hon Rifkatu Danna’s dilemma , our victory is the people’s and God.
“I commit myself afresh to continued service to my constituents and country while trust the courts to be fair and swift in adjudicating the matters before them.”
Akpoti-Uduaghan’s return marked the end of a bitter standoff that began on March 6, 2025, when she was suspended for alleged misconduct after protesting what she called an “unjust reassignment” of her Senate seat by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
The lawmaker had accused Akpabio of running the 10th Senate “like a dictator,” insisting she had “no apology to tender.”
Her office, sealed for months, was only reopened two weeks ago by the Sergeant-at-Arms after sustained pressure from her legal team, which maintained that she had served her full six-month suspension and could not be barred from resuming plenary duties.
The Senate, which reconvened on Tuesday after a two-week extension of its annual recess, had faced public scrutiny over whether the outspoken Kogi lawmaker would be allowed back on the floor.
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