Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Archives

Senate removes Natasha as committee chair

Sharon EboesomiJuly 10, 20253 min

Embattled Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has now been stripped of her last remaining leadership position within the senate. The senate has officially removed Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi central) as chairperson of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations, replacing her with Sen. Aniekan Bassey (PDP, Akwa Ibom north-east). The announcement was made by the President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, during Thursday’s plenary, and the decision is to take immediate effect, according to...

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Court orders senate to recall Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

Sharon EboesomiJuly 4, 20258 min

The court declared the suspension of Akpoti-Uduaghan as “excessive” and a violation of both democratic norms and the constitutional rights of her constituents. The federal high court in Abuja has ordered the senate to immediately recall Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi central, from suspension, marking a significant legal victory in the months-long standoff between the embattled senator and Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Delivering judgment on Friday, 4 July, Justice Binta Nyako ruled that the senate...

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Natasha: INEC rejects recall petition for embattled senator

Sharon EboesomiApril 3, 20253 min

INEC claims the petition failed to meet the conditions set by Section 69(a) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) for the recall of a senator. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed the petition seeking to recall Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, (PDP, Kogi central) in the senate, citing non-compliance with constitutional requirements. INEC confirmed the rejection in a statement on Thursday, stating that the petition failed to meet the conditions set by Section 69(a) of...

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Natasha accuses Akpabio of plotting her assassination

Sharon EboesomiApril 2, 20254 min

“Akpabio told Yahaya Bello that he should make sure that killing me does not happen in Abuja…” Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi central) has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of allegedly instructing former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, to have her killed. She further claimed that the current governor, Usman Ododo, was complicit in the alleged plot against her. Despite a government-imposed ban on political rallies and processions in Kogi state, Akpoti-Uduaghan was received by...

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Natasha: Sen. Nwebonyi in fiery exchange with Ezekwesili

Sharon EboesomiMarch 25, 20256 min

Imasuen dismissed the hearing and announced the senate was washing its hands off the sexual harassment case Tension erupted at the National Assembly on Tuesday as Sen. Onyekachi Nwebonyi (Ebonyi North) and former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, engaged in a heated verbal exchange during a senate ethics committee hearing over sexual harassment allegations involving Senate President Godswill Akpabio and suspended Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Ezekwesili was present at the hearing to show solidarity with...

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Unrelenting, Natasha calls senate a ‘cult’

Sharon EboesomiMarch 18, 20253 min

“I am being victimised. My suspension is a means of silencing me.” Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, (PDP, Kogi central), has described the Nigerian Senate as operating like a “cult,” where lawmakers avoid expressing dissenting opinions for fear of retaliation. Speaking in an interview with the BBC, Akpoti-Uduaghan alleged that her recent suspension was aimed at silencing her. Parliament Reports recalls that the senator was suspended from the red chamber on March 6 for what was described...

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Kingibe backs Akpoti-uduaghan’s sexual harassment allegations, demands fair probe

Sharon EboesomiMarch 17, 20253 min

Kingibe emphasised that her previous comments were not meant to undermine Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claims but to highlight her initial lack of awareness of the allegations. Sen. Ireti Kingibe (LP, FCT), has vowed to champion the sexual harassment allegations raised by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi central). As the Chair of the Senate Committee on Women Affairs, Kingibe has called for a thorough and impartial investigation into the matter. In a statement posted on her official X handle,...

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Ajaokuta Steel Company: Senate sets to investigate circumstances in re-concession of NIOMCO

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 28, 20245 min

Natasha said the investigation should uncover the circumstances that led to the re-concession of NIOMCO, as the initial concession agreement was validly terminated by the Yar’adua administration. The Senate has set up an Ad-hoc Committee to investigate the affairs of Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited and the National Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO) in Kogi State between 2008 to date and to find out the circumstances that led to the re- concession of NIOMCO. This is...

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Senator Natasha hails security operatives for rescuing Bwari kidnap victims

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 22, 20242 min

On January 2nd, 2024, the victims were allegedly abducted in the Zuma 1 area of Kawu, within the Bwari Area Council of Abuja. Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has lauded the swift move by the Nigerian Police Force and Nigerian Army in the rescue operation of the victims of kidnapping incidents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This followed a rescue of the kidnap victims in Kaduna by a joint team of police force...

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Natasha urges NDDC to scale skills development

Sharon EboesomiDecember 1, 20232 min

The newly sworn-in senator from Kogi State says the interventionist agency can work with the local content board to scale skills development that addresses the manpower needs of companies in the niger delta region Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, (PDP, Kogi Central) has admonished the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to upscale its skills development efforts such that beneficiaries can feed the local content capacity of companies operating in the niger delta area. Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan made the...