The Northern Ethnic Youth Group Assembly, NEYGA, on Friday asked the suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to comply with court judgment and tender a public apology for misconducts.
The Arewa group made the call in reaction to the Abuja Federal High Court judgement that held Natasha for contempt.
The spokesman of NEYGA, Ibrahim Dan-Musa, in a statement asked the suspended lawmaker to adhere to the Court’s judgment, saying that the Senate has disciplinary powers.
Dan-Musa said: “The court’s judgment is crystal clear, Senate leadership acted within the law.
“Natasha must stop playing the victim, pay her fine, tender an apology and quit embarrassing Kogi Central with this endless drama.”
NEYGA also accused Natasha of exploiting public sympathy while disregarding the judiciary’s authority.
“This isn’t about Natasha’s ego, it’s about respecting institutions. If she truly cares for her people, she’ll swallow her pride and comply,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Senate has reacted to the judgment, highlighting conditions for the reinstatement of Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan.
The Senate Spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, said the Red Chamber would only reinstate the Senator after certain conditions have been met by her, noting that the court judgment did not override the Senate’s constitutional powers to discipline its members.
“Which judgment are we appealing when they (the court) said the Senate has the right to discipline its erring members? The court has not ousted the Senate’s statutory right to punish any erring senator.
“It was established that the senator in question erred. The court has already told her to go and do some things, like restitution, so after the restitution, the Senate will now sit again and consider the content of that restitution, and that will inform our next line of action,” Adaramodu said.
