Senator Natasha Akpoti to face Senate Disciplinary Committee over altercation with Akpabio
The Senate has unanimously voted to refer Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to the Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions for disciplinary review following her recent altercation with Senate President Akpabio.
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Recall that Celebrity Note had earlier reported that the Kogi state Senator had engaged in an altercation on February 20th, 2025, after discovering that her seat had been changed without her consent.
The committee has been given two weeks to report back on its findings.
The decision was reached after lawmakers revisited the controversy surrounding the altercation between Akpoti-Uduaghan and Akpabio over seat allocation, with lawmakers underpinning the need to uphold parliamentary rules and decorum.
Senate spokesperson, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, revived the saga on the floor, stating that “from that Thursday, the media was awash with this issue, and I had to work on mending the perception of the 10th Senate. The Senate is not a platform for content creation but a place for lawmaking and oversight functions.”
He urged the Senate leadership to enforce discipline, warning that “Where there is sin, there must be a penalty.”
Supporting Adaramodu, the Senate leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, also weighed in, reaffirming the Senate’s commitment to its rules and internal order.
‘’There is no one who does not have an opinion on this issue, but we are unified by our rules. Under our watch, we will not allow this institution to be discredited beyond what we inherited. Integrity is non-negotiable.”
He dismissed claims that the dispute was rooted in gender bias or discrimination, citing examples of senior senators who had accepted seat changes without protest.
In response, Senate President Godswill Akpabio directed the Committee on Ethics and Privileges to review the entire incident and report back to the chamber.
Akpabio recalled that the Senate rules allow members to sit anywhere, but contributions must be made from their designated seats. He suggested that unfamiliarity with Senate procedures may have contributed to the altercation.
