The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has threatened to drag the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Kamorudeen Ogunlana, to court if she is not allowed to resume her legislative duties by Monday, September 15, 2025.
Naija News reports that the warning was issued in a letter dated September 10 and signed by her counsel, Michael Numa (SAN).
“Take notice that failure to comply by Monday, 15th September 2025, will leave us with no alternative but to initiate proceedings against you personally and in your official capacity,” the letter read.
Numa said the proposed legal action would be based on the CNA’s alleged refusal to obey a subsisting court judgment and his violation of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers.
The lawyer warned that the proceedings could include contempt charges, disciplinary measures, and liability for instigating a breach of the peace.
“We strongly advise that you reconsider your untenable stance and comply with the Constitution and extant judicial orders,” he added.
The development followed a letter earlier sent to Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Acting Clerk to the National Assembly, Yahaya Danzaria, stating that she could not resume because the matter of her suspension remained in court.
Danzaria, who acted in Ogunlana’s stead while he is out of the country, insisted that her return could only follow a Senate resolution or the conclusion of the judicial process.
Though the Senator had notified the NASS of her intention to resume following the expiration of her six-month suspension, sources told Premium Times that the Senate may block her resumption when lawmakers reconvene on September 23.
According to the sources, the leadership fears that permitting her return now would be sub judice since the matter is still before the courts.
In her lawyer’s letter, Akpoti-Uduaghan accused the Clerk of exceeding his constitutional authority.
The letter reads, “As Clerk of the National Assembly, you are not an elected member of the Senate. Your functions are purely ministerial: to record, transmit, and implement decisions duly made by the Senate or directed by the courts. To the best of our client’s knowledge, no Senate resolution exists extending our client’s suspension or imposing any new sanction for the same alleged misconduct.
“Your letter fails to disclose on whose directive you purported to act. By assuming powers you do not possess, you have acted ultra vires, and placed both yourself personally and your office in contempt of the Constitution and binding judicial orders.”
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