{"id":152732,"date":"2025-02-25T16:10:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/natasha-court-declared-senators-problem-of-the-senate-akpabio"},"modified":"2025-02-27T22:41:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T21:41:02","slug":"natasha-court-declared-senators-problem-of-the-senate-akpabio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/natasha-court-declared-senators-problem-of-the-senate-akpabio","title":{"rendered":"Natasha: \u2018Court declared-senators problem of the senate \u2013 Akpabio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has suggested that senators who reclaim their electoral mandate via courts constitute a challenge to the senate.<\/p>\n<p>Akpabio stated this on Tuesday while announcing that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central will face senate disciplinary panel over her seat reallocation outburst in the red chamber.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate President also ordered the management of the National Assembly to organize periodic orientation for senators who joined their colleagues midway.<\/p>\n<p>Akpabio said: \u201cThe management of the National Assembly is hereby ordered to organize periodic orientation, particularly for senators who are mid streamers, who came mid stream and did not start when they are colleagues started.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember that this particular senator, on the day she was sworn in, raised her hand to speak. I was scared, but I had to recognize her, because I was saying we just gave her the rule book.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The controversy began when Akpoti-Uduaghan\u2019s seat was reassigned within the Senate chamber without her consent.<\/p>\n<p>The Kogi senator was moved from her original position in the minority section to the last row, a change she resisted.<\/p>\n<p>Her refusal to comply with the arrangement was deemed a violation of Senate rules.<\/p>\n<p>However, Akpabio, on Tuesday said Akpoti-Uduaghan will now face disciplinary panel, which will later revert to the chamber after investigation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has suggested that senators who reclaim their electoral mandate via courts constitute a challenge to the senate. Akpabio stated this on Tuesday while announcing that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central will face senate disciplinary panel over her seat reallocation outburst in the red chamber. 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