The Nigerian Senate has warned suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against making any attempt to resume plenary, insisting there is no court order mandating her recall before the end of her suspension.
Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, issued the warning in a statement on Sunday, following reports that the Kogi lawmaker had vowed to return to the Red Chamber on Tuesday, July 22, citing a recent court judgment.
Akpoti-Uduaghan, suspended in March 2025 over a seat arrangement dispute with Senate President Godswill Akpabio—whom she accused of sexual misconduct, an allegation he denied—claimed that a Federal High Court ruling by Justice Binta Nyako supports her reinstatement.
However, Adaramodu clarified that the judgment in question did not contain any “positive or mandatory” directive compelling the Senate to lift the suspension.
“It is therefore surprising and legally untenable that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, while on appeal and having filed a motion for stay against the valid and binding orders made against her, is attempting to act upon an imaginary order of recall that does not exist,” the statement read.
The Senate reaffirmed that the suspension remains in effect until its expiration.