Court restrains Natasha, Akpabio from speaking to the Media

Court restrains Natasha, Akpabio from speaking to the Media

The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order restraining Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) and Senate President Godswill Akpabio from granting any media interviews whilst a case related to the lady lawmaker stays earlier than the courtroom docket .

The directive become given with the aid of using the newly assigned presiding decide , Justice Binta Nyako, at some stage in a listening to at the match filed with the aid of using Akpoti-Uduaghan looking for to halt the Senate’s deliberate research towards her.

Justice Nyako emphasised that every one events and their prison representatives have to chorus from making public remarks or enticing with the media in any shape till the problem is completely heard and determined.

“There must be no press interviews with the aid of using any of the events or recommend regarding this case. No stay streaming, no social media commentary. There must be overall media silence,” the decide stated.

The case become reassigned to Justice Nyako with the aid of using the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, following the withdrawal of Justice Obiora Egwuatu, who stepped down because of allegations of bias reportedly raised with the aid of using Senate President Akpabio — the 0.33 defendant withinside the matter.

Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan had approached the courtroom docket to forestall the Senate Committee on Ethics and Public Petitions from starting up disciplinary motion towards her.