The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Senate President Godswill Akpabio and others to file their defence in a lawsuit filed by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central).
Justice Obiora Egwuatu issued the directive after confirming that all parties had been served with court processes.
The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/384/2025, names the Clerk of the National Assembly, the Senate, Akpabio, and Senator Neda Imasuem, chair of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Code of Conduct, as defendants.
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Akpoti-Uduaghan seeks an interim injunction preventing the committee from investigating her over alleged misconduct linked to events at the February 20 plenary. On March 4, Justice Egwuatu granted her request, ruling that any action taken during the suit’s pendency would be null and void.
