Recall Natasha before Monday or face legal action, Counsel warns CNA

…Says Senator’s close to resume is constitutional

By Henry Umoru

Abuja — Counsel to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), Michael Jonathan Numa, SAN, has written to the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), KaKamorudeen Ogunlana, demanding that the legislator beryllium allowed to resume her legislative duties pursuing the expiration of her suspension.

In a missive dated September 10, Numa stated that if Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan is not recalled by Monday, September 15, 2025, his lawsuit volition initiate ineligible proceedings against the Clerk some successful his authoritative and idiosyncratic capacity.

According to him, the senator’s close to resume aft completing her six-month suspension is guaranteed by the Constitution and cannot beryllium curtailed by administrative interpretation.

“Our client’s close to resume her parliamentary duties, aft the expiration of her fixed-term suspension, is rooted successful the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and cannot beryllium abridged by administrative fiat oregon interior Senate processes,” the missive read.

Numa faulted the Clerk’s September 4 letter, which had stated that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan could not resume pending the result of litigation. He argued that this amounted to a misapplication of the sub judice regularisation and was inconsistent with judicial pronouncements already made connected the matter.

He further maintained that the suspension, which began connected March 6, 2025, expired connected September 6, 2025, and that immoderate continued regularisation against the legislator was unlawful.

The lawyer truthful demanded that the Clerk “immediately facilitate Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s resumption of her legislative duties without further obstruction.”

Failure to comply, helium warned, would effect successful ineligible action, including contempt proceedings and different remedies provided by law.

Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended successful March 2025 for six months pursuing a solution of the Senate. During this period, her salary, benefits, and entree to the National Assembly were withdrawn.

A Federal High Court aboriginal faulted aspects of the suspension, but the Senate insisted connected enforcing it until its expiration. With the six-month play present elapsed, her ineligible squad insists she indispensable beryllium reinstated immediately.

The station Recall Natasha earlier Monday oregon look ineligible action, Counsel warns CNA appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.