NASS: Security Beefed Up As Tension Mounts Over Natasha’s Planned Return

There is a heavy security presence at the main gate of the National Assembly complex following reports that the suspended lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, will be resuming during plenary on Tuesday (today).

The lawmaker on Saturday vowed that she will resume sitting on Tuesday, July 22.

The senator cited a recent judgment by Justice Binta Nyako of the federal High Court judgment in Abuja to justify her position.

However, in a counter-statement released on Sunday, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, dismissed the ruling claimed by the lawmaker.

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Senator Yemi Adaramodu clarified that the court merely offered an “advisory opinion” and not a compulsory directive to the upper legislative chamber.

But the Kogi Central senator has insisted on resuming her duties.

A video making the rounds on social media shows increased presence of security personnel, including armed guards, at the entrance of the complex – apparently to prevent breakdown of law and order.