Posted by Samuel on Fri 03rd Oct, 2025 - tori.ng
The suit instituted by one Ovavu Illiyasu and nine others was thrown out by the Judge on ground that they have no locus standi (legal authority) to bring the matter before the court.
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit challenging the legality of the six-month suspension imposed on Kogi Central Senator Natasha Uduaghan-Apoti, which was filed against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
The suit instituted by one Ovavu Illiyasu and nine others was thrown out by the Judge on ground that they have no locus standi (legal authority) to bring the matter before the court.
Marked FHC/ABJ/CS/654/2025, the suit challenged the validity of the suspension of Natasha Uduaghan-Apoti for various reasons.
Among others, the plaintiffs prayed the court to void the suspension of Natasha on the ground that their Senatorial District will ashortchanged recall with immediate effect.
Various grounds were advanced by the plaintiffs for their request for invalidation of the suspension, among which are that their Senatorial District would be shortchanged in the Senate.
In his judgment on Friday, Justice Omotosho held that the 10 plaintiffs lacked locus standi to Institute the action.
He subsequently dismissed their suit for want of merit.