The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a stern warning to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, threatening legal action if the Nigerian Senate fails to promptly reverse the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
SERAP describes the suspension, which has left the senator from Kogi Central unable to perform her legislative duties, as an egregious violation of Akpoti-Uduaghan’s constitutional right to free speech.
In an open letter released on Sunday, March 8, 2025, the advocacy group expressed concern over the grounds for the senator’s six-month suspension, citing it as a politically motivated act aimed at punishing the senator for her outspoken views within the Senate.
According to SERAP, the suspension directly contravenes the senator’s internationally recognised rights, including her right to freedom of expression.
