Suspended Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, will appear in court today, her lead counsel, West Idahosa (SAN), confirmed on Sunday.
Idahosa, however, expressed uncertainty about whether the federal government planned to arraign her.
He said whatever the plans of the federal government, Akpoti-Uduaghan, as a law-abiding citizen, would comply with the court’s directives.
It would be recalled that the federal government had through the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mohammed Abubakar, filed criminal charges against Akpoti-Uduaghan, alleging that she made defamatory statements during a live television broadcast and a private telephone conversation.
These statements reportedly targeted the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.
According to the charge, filed on May 16, 2025, at the Federal Capital Territory High Court and marked CR/297/25, Akpoti-Uduaghan is accused of making a statement during an appearance on Politics Today on Channels TV on April 3, 2025, where she alleged that Akpabio and Bello discussed plans to assassinate her. Newspointnigeria
