Meanwhile, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan said that she is yet to receive formal communication on any conditions for resuming her duties.

Expressing concern over reports suggesting the leadership may demand an apology, Akpoti-Uduaghan insisted that she cannot apologize for what she views as an injustice.

She said, “I have not been communicated. The last communication I had from the clerk was that I won’t be allowed access to resume because the matter was still pending at the appeal.

“So I’m still awaiting the letter because it’s good to understand the conditions that they might set illegally concerning the reopening of my office because as I said earlier I read on the papers, I think it’s Vanguard to be specific, that the leadership meeting was held yesterday and that the Minority Leader Senator Abba Moro upon resumption on the 7th of October would move a motion for me to apologize.

“So I’m actually worried as to what apology they need from me. You can’t apologise for injustice.”

The senator also criticized Senate President Godswill Akpabio for the way he treated her during the suspension period, saying that he treated her like a domestic worker rather than an equal member of the legislature.

Describing the situation as reflective of a leadership style that she considers authoritarian, she said that she remained committed to serving Kogi Central effectively despite the suspension.

She said, “Senator Akpabio is not more of a senator than I am, he is not the governor of this place and he treated me as if I was his servant or domestic staff in his house.

“It’s very unfortunate that at this time, after so many years of democracy, we will have a National Assembly been runned by such dictatorship, it’s totally unacceptable.”

Story by - Jide Gold