Natasha: It’s time to question Akpabio – Aisha Yesufu cries out

Good governance advocate, Aisha Yesufu, on Tuesday called out Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the continued suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

Yesufu, in a post on X, wrote: “It is time to ask Akpabio ‘WETIN?’”

Her comment followed the decision of the National Assembly to reject Akpoti-Uduaghan’s plan to resume legislative duties.

in a letter dated September 4, 2025, and signed by the Acting Clerk to the National Assembly, Dr Yahaya Danzaria, the Senate said the senator’s six-month suspension remains in force pending the outcome of a Court of Appeal case she instituted against the upper chamber.

The letter stated that although Akpoti-Uduaghan notified the Senate of her plan to resume on September 4, the suspension actually took effect on March 6, 2025.

The Senate maintained that since the matter is before the Court of Appeal, no administrative action would be taken until a verdict is delivered.

Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended on March 6, 2025, for alleged insubordination after she refused to accept a change of her designated seat during plenary.