Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Tuesday resumed duties at the National Assembly, hours after the Senate ordered that her office be unsealed.
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central had been suspended on March 6, following a confrontation with Senate President Godswill Akpabio over allegations of bias and mismanagement of legislative affairs.
The Senate accused her of “unparliamentary conduct,” after which she was suspended for six months.
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While on suspension, Akpoti-Uduaghan challenged the suspension in court, arguing that it violated her constitutional mandate to represent her constituents.
The controversy deepened as advocacy groups mounted pressure on the Senate leadership, warning that prolonged exclusion of elected representatives undermined democracy.
On Tuesday, after her office was reopened by National Assembly officials, the senator immediately took up her legislative seat.
Addressing journalists, she maintained that she had no apology to render.
