Six-month suspension: Natasha heads for court as NBA, others knock Senate

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Six-month suspension: Natasha heads for court as NBA, others knock Senate

Six-month suspension: Natasha heads for court as NBA, others knock Senate

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The Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, will challenge in court the six-month suspension slammed on her following her face-off with the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over seating arrangements in the red chamber. The legal counsel to the Kogi lawmaker, Victor Giwa, dismissed the Senate resolution as a violation of a court order. Giwa spoke with The PUNCH on Thursday after the Kogi lawmaker was suspended by the senate and walked out from the National Assembly complex. The Nigerian Bar Association and opposition parties similarly berated the red chamber for not giving Akpoti-Uduaghan ample time to present her sexual harassment complaint against Akpabio. Giwa said the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges acted in violation of a court order that allegedly...

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