My suspension was no reaction, it was pre-written – Natasha

The suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has alleged that her controversial suspension was a pre-written script.

Akpoti-Uduaghan, who spoke in an interview with Adeola Fayehun on her YouTube channel on Saturday, said her rights were violated.

She also accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of overstepping his boundaries.

“The impression being circulated is that I caused a scene over my seat. That is false.

“I raised a matter of privilege under Chapter 4, Item 9b of the Senate Rules—a provision that demands immediate attention.

“But the Senate President cut me off, ordered the Sergeant-at-Arms to remove me, and directed the Clerk to begin preparing my suspension letter. That wasn’t a reaction; it was a pre-written script.

“He has no authority to unilaterally suspend any senator on the floor. The way he handled it—like I was a staff member in his living room—was not only unlawful but also degrading.

“My reaction was in response to a decision he had clearly already made.

“I believe my suspension was retaliatory. The ethics report they cited was merely a smokescreen. I had submitted allegations that shook the system, and the next day, I was silenced.”