By Akinwale Kasali
Nigerian Senators dress in Palestinian colors at Plenary
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, has finally returned to Plenary.
The embattled Senator returned to the Senate Chamber after completing her six months suspension.
Before resumption on Tuesday, her legal representative, Victor Giwa, during an interview with the Media had disclosed that the Senator would return to Plenary alongside her colleagues today, October 7th, 2025.
Previously, the upper legislative chamber had postponed its resumption from September 23 to October 7, 2025, thereby extending its annual break by two weeks and delaying discussions on a number of pressing national issues.
Her legal team had issued a warning to the Senate against any attempt to prevent her entry into the chambers, asserting that the Kogi Central Senator has already served her suspension and is legally entitled to resume her legislative responsibilities.
Giwa expressed confidence, saying he believed “the worst is over.”
He stated: “To me, our client should just go straight and resume on Tuesday. Anything else they say is just an opinion.
“As Femi Falana said, the Senate cannot become an institution that legalises illegality.
“You cannot muscle up the National Assembly to be at the dictates of a few persons. The National Assembly is a creation of law, and its actions must be determined by law, not by the whims of the leadership.”
He noted that preventing her from returning would contradict the Senate’s own decision and lead to “total chaos” within the Legislative arm.
“She has served out the six months, so whatever is to be in Court right now for it to determine whether your action in March was validly made.
“It has nothing to do with her resumption.
“If you deny her the chance to resume, it means that you are even going against your own resolution and the reason you suspended her for six months in the first place.
“That is total chaos you are fanning, and the National Assembly cannot be seen promoting such,” he cautioned.
In another development at the Senate Chamber, some Senators arrived dressed in Palestinian colours and attire, advocating for a free Palestine in a show of international solidarity.
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