From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, lawmaker representing Kogi Central, is set to resume her duties in the National Assembly following months of suspension, as security officials on Tuesday unsealed her office in the Senate wing.
The development came after the Sergeant-at-Arms, working with other security agencies within the National Assembly, unlocked Room 205, the office allocated to the senator, thereby granting her full access to her workspace and the premises.
According to National Assembly sources, the unsealing was a decision taken at a Senate leadership meeting held on Monday. It was learnt that the process of her formal return will be completed once plenary resumes on October 7.
“With this move, she is expected to be in the hallowed chamber upon resumption,” one source said.
Akpoti-Uduaghan’s troubles with the Senate leadership date back to February 20, 2025, when she protested against the reassignment of her seat by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The incident culminated in a six-month suspension handed down in March. Shortly, she was also stripped of her position as Chair of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs and barred from all activities of the 10th Senate.
The Senate insisted the punishment stemmed from her alleged breach of the Senate Standing Orders, not from her separate accusations of sexual harassment against Akpabio, a claim that further deepened the standoff.
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