Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP,  Kogi Central), yesterday resumed office at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, after serving out her six months suspension.

She resumed a few hours after her office, located at suite 2.05, Senate wing, was unsealed by the Deputy Director of Sergeant-at-Arms, Alabi Adedeji.

Recall that the Senate had in March suspended Natasha for six months over alleged misconduct and refusal to comply with the chamber’s sitting arrangement during plenary on February 20, 2025. But the senator approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, to seek redress.

The court ruled that the Senate acted beyond its powers by suspending Senator Natasha for six months and ordered for her recall. Justice Binta Nyako, who delivered the judgement, described the duration of the suspension as “excessive” and without a clear legal foundation.

But Senate President Godswill Akpabio, had appealed the judgement. Since then Natasha had been trying to resume plenary, but the Senate consistently blocked her, warning her to stay away.

A recent letter signed by the Acting Clerk to the National Assembly, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, argued that her suspension began on March 6, 2025, and remains in force until the Court of Appeal ruled on the matter.

But yesterday, Natasha resumed office after it was reopened by the

Deputy Director of Sergeant-at-Arms, Alabi Adedeji.