A legal analyst, Dayo Fadugba, has criticised Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s protest over her suspension from the Nigerian Senate, describing it as a “self-serving drama” staged for attention.
Fadugba stated this while commenting on the senator’s recent appeal against the Federal High Court’s judgment on her six-month suspension.
Fadugba argued that the absence of a direct judicial order invalidated the senator’s claim that the Senate defied a court ruling by not recalling her.
“The judge merely expressed that the Senate should recall her, not that it must,” Fadugba stated.
“There was no binding directive.”
He further criticised the senator’s attempt to return to the Senate chamber, saying it was designed to generate social media sympathy rather than pursue justice.
According to him, Senator Natasha’s dramatic entrance with a media entourage and supporters was inappropriate and disrespectful to the Senate’s decorum.
Fadugba urged Nigerians to respect the full judicial process and avoid politicising legal matters for personal gain.