A Gambian lawmaker, Fatoumatta Njai, has called for the “immediate recall” of suspended Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to the Senate.
Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension has been in effect since “February 2025.”
Njai, who chairs the Gender and Children’s Welfare Committee of the Gambian parliament, made the appeal in a letter dated “September 9, 2025,” and addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
Her intervention came after the Nigerian Senate barred Akpoti-Uduaghan from resuming on “September 4,” despite the senator’s letter stating that her “six-month suspension had elapsed.”
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Njai described the continued suspension as “unlawful and excessive,” adding that it violates the Nigerian constitution and undermines judicial authority.
She wrote, “Today, it is the distinguished Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, tomorrow it could be me. I believe that after the six months of unlawful suspension, she must be reinstated with immediate effect.”
She recalled that on “July 4, 2025,” Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court had ruled that a six-month suspension was “excessive.”
Njai accused the Senate of “flouting this judgment” by preventing the senator from resuming her duties since July 22.
She said, “In total disregard of its own standing orders, the Senate has now extended the unlawful suspension beyond six months. This is a total affront to the rule of law and disregard for the court ruling. The Senate should know that leadership is not about silencing voices, especially those who dare to speak truth with courage and integrity.”
She argued that Akpoti-Uduaghan represents not only her constituents but also “women and young people across Nigeria.”
Njai stressed that as the “largest country in ECOWAS,” Nigeria “must set a good example at the regional level.”
She concluded, “I firmly call on the Senate for immediate recall of the senator as I believe that justice delayed is justice denied. Senator Natasha must be allowed to resume her duties immediately without any further delay.”
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