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Thursday, September 11, 2025

The Senate’s Constitutional Overreach In The Case Of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

 By Obiageli Oby Ezekwesili

Memo To The Nigerian Senate, Judiciary And Fellow Citizens: Democracy Dies When Laws Become Weapons and Lawmakers Become Serial Lawbreakers.

*Natasha and Oby 
Six months have passed since the unconstitutional suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on March 6, 2025. The Senator, representing the people of Kogi Central Senatorial District, was suspended following her allegation of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

These six months have witnessed an unprecedented assault on constitutional principles, judicial authority, and the very foundations of our democratic institutions. Rather than transparently investigate the allegation against the Senate President, an errant political class has used this opportunity to taunt citizens on how successfully they have captured the Nigerian state, perpetrating unlimited abuse with zero accountability or fear of consequences.