SUSPENSION: COURT SHIFTS JUDGEMENT IN NATASHA'S SUIT AGAINST AKPABIO, OTHERS TO JULY 4.

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned judgment in the suit filed by the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and others to July 4.

Akpoti-Uduaghan is challenging her six-month suspension from the Senate for alleged gross misconduct.

The Justice Binta Nyako-led court, which will also deliver judgment on contempt claims filed by Akpabio against Akpoti-Uduaghan and rule on the preliminary objection challenging the court's jurisdiction, will determine whether the court has jurisdiction to hear the matter and whether her suspension was lawful.

The case began when Akpoti-Uduaghan filed an ex-parte motion seeking to restrain the Senate's committee from investigating her for alleged misconduct.

Although an interim order was granted, the Senate proceeded to suspend her, prompting Akpoti-Uduaghan to seek redress in court.

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