The suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has returned to her office in the National Assembly.
This followed the reopening of her office in the National Assembly by the Sergeant at Arms of the National Assembly, along with a combined team of security operatives.
There was mild drama at the National Assembly complex on Tuesday following Natasha’s arrival.
The office, located in Suite 2.05 of the Senate Wing, had been sealed since March 6, 2025, following her six-month suspension.
Deputy Director of the National Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms, Alabi Adedeji, oversaw the unsealing of her office.
“I, Alabi Adedeji, Deputy Director, Sergeant-at-Arms, hereby unseal the office. The office is hereby unsealed. Thank you,” he declared.
The lawmaker, dressed in black, arrived at about 2:30 pm in the company of her supporters, shortly after the Sergeant-at-Arms announced the reopening of her office, which had been sealed for months.
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However, her entry was initially resisted by some security operatives who prevented her from accessing the main building.
The Senate is currently on recess and is expected to resume plenary on October 7, 2025.
The unsealing of Natasha’s office is an indication that the suspended lawmaker may soon resume her official duties as a senator as lawmakers prepares to resume plenary on October 7, 2025.
Natasha had made an allegation of sexual harassment against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
Upon resumption, Natasha remained resolute, insisting she had “no apology to tender.
She expressed gratitude to her constituents and supporters, saying:
“In retrospect, it is actually amazing how much we have had to pay in the past six months, from the unjust suspension to the recall. But we survived the recall, blackmail, and that crazy lady on Facebook.
“It is amazing what we had to pass through, and I give God Almighty the glory and my deepest oappreciation to the people of Kogi Central and Nigerians at large. To my husband, I love you dearly. I pray all men support their wives in the same manner you have supported me.
”In everything, sometimes it is good to push the institution to the test. We can’t cower 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 the governor of this place, yet he treated me as if I were a servant or domestic staff in his house.
“It is so unfortunate that we will have a National Assembly being run by such a dictator. It is totally unacceptable.”