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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A human rights activist and lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has criticised Nigerian Senate over its letter barring the return of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha-Akpoti Uduaghan.<\/p>\n

Effiong made his views known on Tuesday, while responding to questions in an interview on \u2018Politics Today\u2019, a programme on Channels Television.<\/p>\n

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday told Natasha that she could not resume office yet, despite completing her six-month suspension.<\/p>\n

Responding, the human rights activist stated that he found the letter of the senate embarrassing, scandalous, contemptuous and very disparaging of the Nigerian people.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t say that someone who has served punishment apportioned to her exhaustively should not return.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe court has made it clear that parliament cannot suspend its members indefinitely,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. A human rights activist and lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has criticised Nigerian Senate over its letter barring the return of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha-Akpoti Uduaghan. Effiong made his views known on Tuesday, while responding to questions in an interview on \u2018Politics Today\u2019, a programme on Channels Television. 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