I cannot facilitate your resumption, CNA tells Akpoti-Uduaghan

September 15, 2025 by Sanni Onogu, Abuja

The Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, on Monday, has told the suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) he is not in a position to facilitate her resumption of legislative activities after the expiration of her six-month suspension by the Senate.

Akpoti-Uduaghan had written a letter to the CNA requesting him to facilitate her resumption of legislative activities on or before Monday following the expiration of her six months suspension by the Senate.

However, the CNA in his reply told Akpoti-Uduahhan that the Senate cannot take a decision on her matter because it would amount to sub judice since an appeal and cross appeal in the case in which she challenged the legality of her suspension were pending before the Appeal Court.

Following the CNA’s reply to Akpoti-Uduaghan’s letter, her lawyer had written to the CNA accusing him of acting beyond his power while giving him an ultimatum to ensure that Akpoti-Uduaghan is urgently reinstated by the Senate of face legal consequences.

However, the CNA in a statement in response to Akpoti-Uduaghan’s counsel, Jonathan Numa, signed by the Director of Information, Bullah Audu Bi-Allah, asked him to advise the Kogi Central Senator to direct her demand for resumption of legislative duties to the leadership of the Senate that suspended her.

The statement reads: “The attention of the Office of the Clerk to the National Assembly has been drawn to widespread media reports and public commentary conceming the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, her attempt to resume legislative duties, and the subsequent correspondence from her legal representatives, M. J. Numa & Partners LLP.

“In light of these developments, it is necessary to clarify the role of the Clerk to the National Assembly on this matter. The Clerk’s Office serves strictly as an administrative arm, providing support to the Senate in accordance with their resolutions, Standing Orders and the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as Amended).

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The Clerk does not possess the authority to review, reverse or interpret Senate decisions. On the 6th March, 2025, the Senate passed a resolution suspending Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months. Though the matter was challenged in Court, the Federal High Court did not invalidate the Senate’s resolution, and no binding order has been issued to reverse or modify the suspension.

“On the 4th September, 2025, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan communicated her intention to resume legislative functions to the office of the Clerk to the National Assembly, though she has the option of writing the Senate President, which is in line with the established protocol.

“In response, this office conveyed same to the Senate leadership, who noted that the matter remains before the Court of Appeal (subjudice), and that any change in status must either come from a fresh Senate resolution or a definitive court order.

“This communication was what the Clerk to the National Assembly conveyed in the letter, no more, no less. The Clerk is therefore not in a position to facilitate her resumption at this time.

“To our dismay, the Office of the Clerk received a letter from the Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s legal representatives (M. J. Numa & Partners LI.P,), accusing this office of overreach and threatening legal and disciplinary action.

“While the office respects the right of all parties to seek legal redress, it must be stressed that the Clerk has at all times acted within lawful administrative limits, and in faithful observance of due process.

“It must be emphasized that the determination of whether Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan can resume her legislative duties as of right without any further or fresh resolution of the Senate following the expiration of her six months suspension lies solely with the Senate and not with the office of the Clerk to the National Assembly.

“The Office of the Clerk remains guided by the principles of constitutionalism, institutional respect and the rule of law.

“The public is urged to remain patient and allow the appropriate institutions – including the Senate and the courts – to discharge their constitutional responsibilities.”

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