Court rules on Natasha’s suspension case June 27

A Federal High Court in Abuja has set June 27 for judgment in the case brought by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as she challenges her six-month suspension from the Senate.

During Tuesday’s proceedings, Justice Binta Nyako announced the date after both parties delivered their final submissions and adopted their written addresses.

Justice Nyako indicated that she would first address the contempt claims involving Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Akpoti-Uduaghan. She emphasized, “I want to believe that all processes are in. What I am going to do is to first of all look at the issues of contempt and take a decision on it.”

Following this, she plans to examine the various preliminary objections raised by the respondents. “If they succeed, that is the end of the case, and if they don’t, I will look at the originating summons filed by the plaintiff,” she stated, outlining the next steps in the legal process.

Source: The Nation