Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday, returned to her office, after serving out a six-month suspension, vowing not to apologise to the Senate.
Deputy Director of the Sergeant-at-Arms, Alabi Adedeji, had, earlier in the day, supervised the unsealing of Suite 2.05 in the Senate Wing, following the lifting of her suspension by the Senate.
The office of the senator, representing Kogi Central, has been under lock and key since March 2025 when the Red Chamber suspended her for alleged insubordination to the Senator Godswill Akpabio-led Senate.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan had arrived at her at the National Assembly Complex, with her supporters waving the Nigerian flag.
It was reported that, although security personnel blocked the crowd and eventually dispersed them with teargas, the senator and a small team of aides were allowed in.
Addressing newsmen after settling in her office, the Kogi senator said she had resumed her duties, adding that she did not apologise to the Senate.
“I am actually worried as to what apology they expect from me. You cannot apologise for an injustice.
“The document that led to my illegal suspension, which was read by Senator Neda Imasuen, originated from the Office of the Senate President.
“The signatures attached were merely attendance sheets, not endorsements. That makes the entire process fraudulent,” she reportedly said.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan was seen in a video, accusing the President of the Senate, Akpabio, of being a dictator.
“It is good to put institutions to the test. We can’t calm down in the face of injustice; no one is more Nigerian than us.
“Senator Akpabio is not more of a senator than I am. He is not a governor of this place and he treated me like I was his servant or a domestic staff in his house.
“It is very unfortunate that, at this time, after so many years of democracy, we would have a National Assembly being rubbed by such a dictatorship. It is totally unacceptable,” Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan said.
