The Federal Government on Thursday instituted a suit against the suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over alleged defamatory remarks made on live television.

New Telegraph gathered that the suit marked CR/297/25 and filed before a Federal Capital Territory High Court on May 16, 2025, has Akpoti-Uduaghan as the sole defendant.

The government accused the senator of making an imputation of knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm the reputation of a person, citing Section 391 of the Penal Code, cap 89, Laws of the Federation, 1990, which is punishable under Section 392 of the same law.

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The list of witnesses shows that Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, will testify during the trial.

Count one of the charge accused Akpoti-Uduaghan of making defamatory allegations during a live broadcast on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on April 3, 2025.

Other witnesses listed to testify in the suit include Asuquo Ekpenyong, a senator; Sandra Duru; Maya Iliya, investigating police officers; and Abdulhafiz Garba, investigating police officers.

Akpabio and Bello are said to be the nominal complainants.

It would be recalled that Natasha was suspended from the Senate on March 6 for gross misconduct following her seating arrangement altercation with Akpabio.

The lawmaker said she believed her suspension was illegal, unjust and a way of silencing her. She also rejected the Senate’s position that she was not suspended over her sexual harassment claim.