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A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the suit filed against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, following the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Senate over alleged misconduct.
Justice James Omotosho who presided over the case dismissed the suit for lack of merit.
The suit, filed by Ovavu Illiyasu and nine others, was dismissed by the judge on the grounds that the plaintiffs lacked locus standi (legal standing) to bring the matter before the court.
Marked FHC/ABJ/CS/654/2025, the suit contested the validity of the suspension of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for various reasons.
Among other things, the plaintiffs asked the court to void the suspension on the grounds that their Senatorial District would be shortchanged and called for her immediate recall.
Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Omotosho held that the 10 plaintiffs lacked locus standi to institute the action and subsequently dismissed the suit for lack of merit.
Meanwhile, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan returned to her office at the National Assembly on September 23, after a six-month suspension.
The suspension, which began on March 6, was imposed over an alleged violation of Senate standing rules.