Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court Abuja has stepped down from the case filed by Senator Representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
INFORMATION NIGERIA learnt that at the proceedings on Tuesday, Justice Egwuatu announced his decision to withdraw from the matter after the usual court appearances.
He cited the allegation of bias from the third defendant in the case, Senate President Godswilll Akpabio, as the major reason for his decision.
It was gathered that the Senate President had expressed a lack of confidence in the ability of the court to do justice on the matter, hence the reason for the development.
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The judge granted the five prayers after Sanusi Musa, SAN, who appeared for Natasha, moved the ex-parte motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/384/2025.
The Kogi lawmaker had, in the motion ex-parte, sued clerk of the National Assembly and the Senate as 1st and 2nd defendants.
She also named Senator Akpabio and Senator Neda Imasuem, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Code of Conduct as 3rd and 4th defendants respectively.
The senator had sought an order of interim injunction restraining the Senate’s committee headed by Imasuem from proceeding with the purported investigation against her for alleged misconduct.
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