Court Finds Suspended Senator Natasha Guilty
Court Finds Suspended Senator Natasha Guilty - The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday morning, July 4, found the senator representing Kogi Central, suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, guilty of contempt of court.
Justice Binta Nyako in the trial court, in her judgment, explained that the embattled senator went against the court order when she published a satirical apology against Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President.
According to the court, Natasha's satirical apology, which was published on her Facebook page on April 7, contravened the court order, which was placed on the parties involved in the case by the court.
Vanguard reported that the court consequently ordered the suspended senator to publish an apology within seven days. The apologies should be done in two national dailies as well as on her Facebook page.
Also, the court held that Senator Natasha should pay the fine of N5 million, owing to the fact that the contempt she committed was in a civil proceeding. Justice Nyako also refused to issue any judgment in favour of the Senate President, even though its decision was based on the contempt action that was filed by Akpabio.
