The Senate has defended its decision to deny Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi Central, admission into the chamber on Tuesday.
Recall that Natasha stormed the National Assembly to resume legislative responsibilities after the Senate imposed a six-month suspension on her but was denied admission to the chamber by security officers who claimed to be acting on orders from above.
Senator Yemi Adaramodu, chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, accused Natasha of using her attempted return to plenary as a content creation stunt in an interview on Channels Television’s ”Politics Today” programme Tuesday night.
He said, “The National Assembly at large has a lot of roles to play. We are legislators and lawmakers, not spectators to be watching skit-making and content creation.
“Initially, I said all these episodes and sagas are all about content creation. Now that the content has been created, it’s now degenerating into a season film.
“We are not interested; we are lawmakers, not actors. We are not interested in all these kinds of things.’’
He stated that even if there was a court judgement, the enforcement must follow due process.
“Even when any litigant goes to court and gets a judgement, either the person feels that this is an order when that is not an order, or the litigant does not enforce the order by himself or herself.
“There are court bailiffs who will serve orders on those that should be served as prescribed by the court.
“I know that Nigerians know that this is another skit-making and a continuation of the content-making episode by our own colleague.”
Natasha had insisted that a court had nullified her suspension and that she was entitled to resume her legislative duties.
However, the Senate has yet to acknowledge the court’s decision or issue a formal reinstatement.
