{"id":170294,"date":"2025-07-20T08:30:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T07:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/akpabio-promises-to-resume-on-tuesday-amidst-challenge"},"modified":"2025-07-20T09:35:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T08:35:20","slug":"akpabio-promises-to-resume-on-tuesday-amidst-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/akpabio-promises-to-resume-on-tuesday-amidst-challenge","title":{"rendered":"Akpabio Promises to Resume on Tuesday Amidst Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has vowed to resume her duties in the Senate on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Akpoti-Uduaghan said her resumption was in line with a court decision.<\/p>\n<p>She disclosed this in a chat with journalists while in her constituency for a training programme on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The embattled lawmaker said the suspension limited her from performing her legislative duties.<\/p>\n<p>Natasha disclosed that she has official informed the Senate in writing about her intentions to resume.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that despite the controversy surrounding the ruling of the Abuja Federal High Court, she will resume on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have pretty much two months more before the six months expire. However, I have written to the Senate again telling them that I\u2019m resuming on the 22nd, which is on Tuesday, by the special grace of God.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will be there, because the court did make the decision on that,\u201d she said.<\/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. Suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has vowed to resume her duties in the Senate on Tuesday. Akpoti-Uduaghan said her resumption was in line with a court decision. She disclosed this in a chat with journalists while in her constituency for a training programme on Saturday. 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