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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP; has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr. Godswill Akpabio over the failure to reverse the unlawful suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as the purported suspension was based on the peaceful exercise of her right to freedom of expression.
The Senate president was sued for himself and on behalf of other members of the Senate.
The Senate recently suspended Mrs. Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months, after she spoke without permission and refused her new seat in the Senate chamber.
Her salary and allowances have also been withheld for the duration of the suspension, and she has been barred from identifying herself as a senator.
SERAP is seeking an order to compel Akpabio and the Senate to rescind the “unlawful suspension” of Mrs. Akpoti-Uduaghan, reinstate her, and fully restore all her legislative rights, entitlements, and privileges.
SERAP is also seeking an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Senate from further suspending or taking any disciplinary action against Mrs. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for the peaceful exercise of her fundamental human rights.
