Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, challenging the legality of the six-month suspension of Senator Natasha Uduaghan-Apoti representing Kogi Central Senatorial District.
The suit, marked was instituted by Ovavu Illiyasu and nine others, who sought to nullify the suspension on the grounds that it deprived their senatorial district of representation in the Senate.
However, in his ruling on Friday, Justice Omotosho held that the plaintiffs lacked the legal authority (locus standi) to institute the action.
The court consequently struck out the case, affirming that the plaintiffs were not directly affected by the Senate’s disciplinary decision against Senator Uduaghan-Apoti.
