Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has adjourned till Tuesday, May 13 hearing on the contempt applications brought before it by the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central at the National Assembly, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Senate and its President, Senator Godswill Akpabio in Akpoti-Uduaghan's suit challenging her suspension by the Senate over allegations of misconduct, based on allegations of bias by one of the parties in the suit.

Akpoti-Uduaghan had, in her motion, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/384/2025, joined the Clerk of the National Assembly (NASS), the Senate, the Senate President, and Senator Neda Imasuem, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Code of Conduct as defendants.

When the suit, which was reassigned to Justice Binta Nyako, following the withdrawal of Justice Obiorah Egwuatu from the matter was called on Monday, counsel to the suspended Senator, Jibrin Okutekpa, SAN told the court that, the plaintiff has filed all the documents to be relied on in the matter, in line with the directive of the court at the last hearing in the matter.

Counsel to the Senate, Paul Daudu, SAN and that of Senate President, Ekwo Ejembi Ekwo told the court that they have also filed their various documents to be relied on in the matter but however drew the attention of the Court to a motion for disobedience to the order of the court against the plaintiff.

The two senior lawyers representing the 2nd and 3rd defendants in the suit said, the plaintiff has responded to their motion.

They both alleged that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan disobeyed the order of the Court when she, on March 27 posted a satirical letter of apology to the Senate president on her Facebook page and published in some national dailies.

Plaintiff's counsel, Michael Numan, SAN confirmed the receipt of the motion and reminded the court of a motion for disobedience of Court order against all the defendants filed earlier.

He said the alleged statement credited to the plaintiff has no connection with her, adding also that the alleged contemptuous statement has no nexus with the plaintiff.

The Kogi senator accordingly urged the court to reject the application for being incompetent since it was aimed at gagging her right to freedom of expression and frustrate hearing in her suit before the court.

Meanwhile, Justice Nyako adjourned the matter till Tuesday, May 13, by 12 noon to take all the processes filed in in the suit, including the motions on the disobedience to the order of the Court.