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The National Assembly has unsealed the office of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, located in Suite 2.05 of the Senate Wing.
The office was unsealed on Tuesday by the Deputy Director of the Sergeant-at-Arms, Alabi Adedeji, potentially paving the way for the Kogi Central Senator to return to the Red Chamber when plenary resumes on October 7, 2025.
“To unseal Senator Natasha Akpoti’s office, I, Alabi Adedeji, Deputy Director, Sergeant-at-Arms, hereby unseal the office,” said the Sergeant-at-Arms before unlocking the door to the office, which had been under seal for six months.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended by the Senate for six months over alleged violations of its standing rules.
The suspension, recommended by the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, also stripped her of aides, office privileges and salaries.
Her suspension attracted a lot of reactions, with many, including civil society organisations and opposition politicians, condemning the action by the Senate.
She approached the court in July over the matter and made an unsuccessful attempt to resume sitting.
While the matter is still in court, the Kogi Senator served out her six-month suspension this September and declared her intention to return to her duty
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