Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions from conducting disciplinary proceedings against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
Justice Egwuatu issued the order following an ex parte application filed by counsel for Akpoti-Uduaghan, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District.
Recall that Akpoti-Uduaghan had been invited to appear before the senate’s disciplinary committee following an altercation with Senate President Godswill Akpabio on February 20, 2025.
According to the document, the Kogi senator prayed that the court grant an order restraining the Senate and its ethics committee from proceeding with the purported investigation against her.
In his verdict, the presiding judge ruled that the defendants should come and show cause within 72 hours, upon the service of the order, why an interlocutory injunction should not be issued against them.