Natasha Resumes at Senate Today After Six-Month Suspension

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central is set to resume her seat at the Nigerian Senate today, after completing a six-month suspension imposed in March 2025. 

🔍 Key Points & Context

• The Senate resumes plenaries today, making it the moment for Natasha to return to legislative duties. 

• Her legal team, led by lawyer Victor Giwa, has confirmed that she is legally cleared to resume. Giwa warned that any attempt by Senate leadership to block her return would amount to a contradiction of the Senate’s own resolutions. 

• Though the suspension technically ended earlier, her reentry had been delayed by institutional resistance. Her office was unsealed in late September, in anticipation of her return. 

⚖ Background on Suspension

• Natasha was suspended in March 2025 for alleged misconduct, including refusal to sit in her assigned Senate seat, speaking without recognition, and making abusive remarks. 

• She previously accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment — a claim which the Senate’s ethics committee dismissed on procedural grounds. 

• During the suspension, she was denied access to her office, her allowances, and security privileges. 

🧐 What to Watch Today

• Whether she will be allowed full access to her Senate privileges (seat, committee assignments, security) without further obstruction.

• How Senate leadership will respond — whether they challenge her return or formally acknowledge it.

• Potential floor drama, especially considering past tensions with leadership, including her “dictator” remarks directed at Akpabio.

• Public and media reaction — this could become a test case of legislative discipline versus the rights of an elected lawmaker.