Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended senator representing Kogi Central, has spoken out regarding her suspension from the Nigerian Senate on March 6, describing the action as both premeditated and politically driven.
In an interview aired on May 31, 2025, on Adeola Fayehun’s YouTube channel, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan accused the Senate leadership of violating her legislative rights and criticized the Senate President for overstepping his authority.
She clarified, “There is a misleading narrative that I caused a disturbance over my seat, but that is not true. I raised a matter of privilege under Chapter 4, Item 9b of the Senate Rules, which requires immediate attention.
“Instead, the Senate President interrupted me, ordered my removal by the Sergeant-at-Arms, and instructed the Clerk to prepare my suspension letter. This was not a spontaneous reaction; it was a pre-planned action.”
The senator added that political tensions escalated after she resisted what she described as the Senate President’s “demands.”
“He does not have the power to suspend any senator unilaterally on the Senate floor. The manner in which he treated me—as if I were a subordinate in his personal space—was not only unlawful but also disrespectful. My response was a reaction to a decision that had clearly been predetermined,” she stated.
Akpoti-Uduaghan also revealed that her suspension followed closely after she filed a formal petition against the Senate leadership.
“I view my suspension as an act of retaliation. The ethics report used to justify it was simply a cover-up. I had presented serious allegations that unsettled the establishment, and the very next day, I was silenced,” she asserted.
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