Natasha ignores Senate warning, attempts to force way into NASS

Natasha who is currently serving a six-month suspension handed down by the Senate, walked the about 500 meters distance to the second gate where a reinforced security including high fences forced her to a stop.

Recall that she had earlier vowed to resume plenary following a court judgment that has been disputed by the Senate that she claims voided her suspension for six months.

On Tuesday morning, Natasha’s black SUV was stopped at the National Assembly main gate, with security officials denying her entry. Also halted was the vehicle in front of her, which had popular activist Aisha Yesufu onboard.

However, in a bold move, the embattled senator alighted from her vehicle and continued the about 500 meters journey into the complex on foot, accompanied by a crowd of supporters chanting slogans in solidarity.

They were eventually stopped at the last gate leading into the complex, the very gate where APC legislators in 2014 jumped after it was locked in an an alleged attempt to impeach Speaker Aminu Tambuwal.

After she was stopped, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan said she had every right to resume.

She alleged that the Senate did not appeal the judgment of Justice Nyako but that it was rather Senator Akpabio who appealed the judgment and also joined the Senate and the National Assembly as respondents.

She accused the Senate President of foisting a dictatorship on the lawmaking body.

She further accused the institutions of state of waging a war against her for speaking against sexual harassment alleging that the state had dragged her to court putting forward people she claimed have files in the EFCC as witnesses.

Also speaking at the National Assembly gate, popular activist, Aisha Yesufu accused the National Assembly leadership of bringing down the moral principles of the institution.