Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled June 27 to deliver a final judgment in the case brought by suspended Kogi Central senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Akpoti-Uduaghan is contesting her suspension from the Senate, which she believes was unjust and driven by bias. She approached the court after the Senate, under the leadership of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, suspended her over allegations of misconduct. She named the National Assembly, the Senate, the Senate President, and Senator Neda Imasuen—Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Code of Conduct—as defendants in the suit. The case was initially assigned to Justice Obiorah Egwuatu, who later recused himself. It was subsequently reassigned to Justice Nyako. During Monday’s hearing, Akpoti-Uduaghan’s counsel, Jibrin Okutekpa, informed the court that they had filed all required documents in compliance with an earlier directive. Lawyers for the Senate and the Senate President, Paul Daudu and Ekwo Ejembi, also said they had filed their documents. However, they pointed out that Akpoti-Uduaghan had gone against a court order. They accused her of disobeying the court by posting a satirical apology to the Senate President on her Facebook page on March 27 and publishing it in some newspapers. “The plaintiff had responded to our motion,” the lawyers said, referring to the steps she took after being accused of contempt. Akpoti-Uduaghan’s other lawyer, Michael Numan, said they had received the motion accusing her of disobeying the court. He also reminded the judge that they had filed a similar motion earlier, accusing the defendants of disobeying the court. He said, “The alleged statement credited to the plaintiff had no connection with her,” and insisted that “the alleged contemptuous statement had no nexus with the plaintiff.”