Senate Reschedules Disciplinary Hearing For Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan

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The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions has postponed its disciplinary hearing against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central in the upper chamber.


The rescheduling follows the February 20 altercation between Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio, after she rejected her assigned seat and continued raising points of order despite being overruled.


The matter was escalated during plenary when Senator Yemi Adaramodu (Ekiti South) raised a point of order, alleging that Akpoti-Uduaghan’s actions had brought disrepute to the Senate.

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