Akpabio Takes Natasha’s Senate Suspension Fight To Supreme Court.

Reports indicate that Akpabio is dissatisfied with the Court of Appeal’s ruling, which dismissed his case as fundamentally defective and incompetent due to non-compliance with mandatory Court of Appeal Rules. The appellate court highlighted procedural violations, including unauthorized font size and line spacing, exceeding the 35-page limit, and failure to seek leave to regularize the defects.

According to Vanguard, Akpabio’s legal team has now approached the Supreme Court, seeking to overturn the Appeal Court judgment that struck out the Federal Government’s brief of argument. They argue that the case was dismissed on technicalities rather than the substantive issues.

The Senate President’s team contends that the Court of Appeal violated Akpabio’s constitutional right to a fair hearing by refusing to allow corrections to the defective brief or permit exceeding the page limit.

Meanwhile, Akpoti-Uduaghan’s lawyers expressed confidence in the judiciary, describing the Supreme Court appeal as a last-ditch effort to reverse a decision they maintain was lawfully reached.

Sources within the Senate told Vanguard that the dispute has evolved into a struggle for power, with tensions between Akpabio and Akpoti-Uduaghan persisting even after the Kogi lawmaker’s return to the Senate. “This is no longer just a legal disagreement. It has become a struggle over authority and control,” a source said.