Two High Courts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have separately issued summons to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, over allegations of sexual harassment, defamation, and breach of fundamental rights levelled against them by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
Papers News reports that the suspended senator representing Kogi Central filed multiple suits against the Senate leaders, accusing them of deliberately tarnishing her reputation and orchestrating her controversial suspension from the National Assembly.
In suit no. FCT/HC/CV/754/2025, Justice Abubakar Idris Kutigi granted Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan leave to serve the Senate President, his Senior Legislative Aide, Mfon Patrick, and the Clerk of the National Assembly with court processes, including the writ of summons and statement of claim.