{"id":6881,"date":"2025-06-11T12:30:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T12:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=6881"},"modified":"2025-06-11T12:30:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T12:30:35","slug":"natasha-appeal-court-strikes-out-akpabios-motions-imposes-n100000-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2025\/06\/11\/natasha-appeal-court-strikes-out-akpabios-motions-imposes-n100000-fine\/","title":{"rendered":"Natasha: Appeal Court strikes out Akpabio\u2019s motions, imposes N100,000 fine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has struck out two motions filed by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and awarded costs of \u20a6100,000 against him.<\/p>\n

A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal, presided over by Justice Hamman Barka, struck out the motions on May 21, 2025, following the request for withdrawal of the appeal.<\/p>\n

A certified true copy of the ruling was made public on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

The motions, dated March 3, 2025, and March 25, 2025, and marked CV\/395\/M1\/2025 and CV\/395\/M2\/2025, listed Akpabio as the appellant.<\/p>\n

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The respondents were Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Clerk of the National Assembly, the Senate, and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, Senator Neda Imasuem.<\/p>\n

In the appeal, Akpabio sought the following reliefs: \u201cAn order of this Honourable Court enlarging the time within which the Appellant\/Applicant may seek leave to appeal against the decision of the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division in Suit No: FHC\/ABJ\/CS\/384\/2025 between Senator Natasha AkpotiUduaghan v. Clerk of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and 3 Others (Coram: Honourable Justice Obiora Atuegwu Egwuatu) delivered on March 10, 2025 on grounds of mixed law and fact as contained in the proposed Notice of Appeal.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAn order of this Honourable Court granting leave to the Appellant\/Applicant to appeal against the decision of the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division in Suit No: FHC\/ABJ\/CS\/384\/2025 between Senator Natasha AkpotiUduaghan v. Clerk of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and 3 Others. (Coram: Honourable Justice | Obiora Egwuatu) delivered on March 10, 2025, on the Grounds of mixed law and fact as contained in the proposed Notice of Appeal attached as Exhibit B.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAn order of this Honourable Court enlarging the time within which the Appellant\/Applicant may file their Notice of appeal against the decision of the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division in Suit No: FHC\/ABJ\/CS\/384\/2025 between Senator Natasha AkpotiUduaghan v. Clerk of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and 3 Others. (Coram: Honourable Justice Obiora Egwuatu) delivered on March 10, 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn order of this Honourable Court staying further proceeding in Suit No: FCH\/ABJ\/CS\/384\/2025 between Senator Natasha AkpotiUduaghan v. Clerk of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and 3 Others. (Coram: Honourable Justice Obiora Egwuatu), pending the hearing and determination of the Appellant\/Applicant\u2019s appeal before this Honourable Court.\u201d<\/p>\n

The court, in its ruling, held, \u201cApplication seeking to withdraw the two motions dated and filed on 20\/3\/2025 and 25\/3\/2025 is granted and the motions are struck out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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