“I thank you for your support. I am glad we are victorious today.
“We shall resume in the Senate on Tuesday by the grace of God,” she stated.

Her comment followed the judgment by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, which declared her six-month suspension from the Senate as unconstitutional, excessive, and a violation of her constituents’ rights to representation.

Justice Binta Nyako, who presided over the matter, ruled that the suspension lacked constitutional backing and ordered the immediate reinstatement of Akpoti-Uduaghan.

The court, however, also found the senator guilty of contempt for a social media post described as a satirical apology addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

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The senator allegedly made false and damaging statements against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Kogi State’s former governor, Yahaya Bello.

According to the charge, Akpoti-Udauaghan was alleged to have said, “Akpabio told Yahaya Bello that he should make sure that killing me does not happen in Abuja, it should be done in Kogi, so it will seem as if it is the people that killed me.”

The Federal Government stated that these statements, widely disseminated through digital platforms, were knowingly false and intended to incite unrest.

Justice Mohammed Umar proceeded to grant the request of the defence counsel and granted the senator bail on self-recognisance.
The court adjourned until September 22, for the commencement of trial.

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