Court fixes June 27 to deliver judgement on Natasha’s suit against Senate, Akpabio

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed June 27, 2025, to deliver judgement on the contempt claims filed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in the suit filed by the embattled lawmaker.

Justice Binta Nyako will also deliver judgement on the preliminary objection filed by all the defendants in the suit, including Akpabio, challenging the jurisdiction of the court.

Justice Nyako made this known after Michael Numa (SAN), who appeared for Akpoti-Uduaghan, and lawyers to the defendants identified and adopted their processes in the suit on Tuesday, May 13.

The judge said: “What I am going to do is to first of all look at the issues of contempt and take a decision on it.

“Then I will look at the notices of preliminary objection. If they succeeds, that is the end of the case and if they don’t, I will look at the originating summons filed by the plaintiff.”

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Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi Central, arrived at the court on Tuesday to watch proceedings.

Justice Nyako had, on Monday, fixed today for the hearing of the contempt claim by the Senate President against Akpoti-Uduaghan.

The judge added that she would hear the earlier contempt charge filed by Akpoti-Uduaghan against Akpabio, the Senate, and others over allegations of disobedience to the court order.

Justice Nyako held that all other applications, including the preliminary objection and the originating summons of the embattled lawmaker would be taken together.

The Star