UPDATED: Federal High Court Declares Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Suspension unconstitutional, Orders Her Immediate Recall

By: Mandy Park In a strongly worded judgment delivered in Abuja, the Federal High Court on Friday declared the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as “unconstitutional and illegal”, describing it as a crude violation of the Constitution and a brazen assault on democratic principles. Presiding judge, Honourable Justice Binta Nyako, said the action of the Senate in barring an elected representative from performing her legislative duties without due process was not only unconstitutional but amounted to a direct attack on the sovereignty of the people who voted her into office.…

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