Senator Natasha Fined ₦5m For Contempt
The Federal High Court in Abuja has imposed a ₦5 million fine on Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for contempt of court. Justice Binta Nyako found that the suspended senator disobeyed a previous court directive by posting a satirical apology directed at Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The court has now mandated that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan publish […]
INEC Declares As Inadequate, Petition To Recall Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan
INEC has ruled that the petition to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan failed to meet the required number of signatures. The petition got 208,132 signatures, short of the 237,278 needed to proceed. INEC emphasized that it followed due process, verifying signatures in line with constitutional provisions. As a result, no further action will be taken on […]
INEC Says Petition For Senator Natasha’s Recall Does Not Meet Requirement
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has withdrawn from a case involving suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, saying he could no longer handle the matter after Senate President Godswill Akpabio wrote a petition questioning his impartiality. When the court clerk called the case up yesterday, Justice Egwuatu ruled that he […]