Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has extended an invitation to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other lawmakers to attend a project commissioning event in her state — just two months after her return from suspension.
Akpabio read Akpoti-Uduaghan’s invitation letter aloud during Thursday’s plenary session.
According to the letter, the event — scheduled for Sunday, November 2, in Ihima, Kogi State — will commemorate her second anniversary as a member of the Senate.
“In marking my second-year anniversary as a serving senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I wish to invite fellow distinguished senators to join me for project commissioning in Kogi state,” the letter reads in part.
She noted that the meeting point for the event will be her residence at Plot 101, Jimoh Akpoti Street, Ihima, Okene, Kogi State.
Akpoti-Uduaghan further stated that senators travelling by air could land at the Obajana airstrip before proceeding to Ihima by road.
After reading the letter, Akpabio congratulated the senator.
On February 20, Akpoti-Uduaghan and Akpabio had engaged in a heated exchange over seating arrangements in the Senate chamber.
She later accused the Senate President of sexual harassment, a claim Akpabio denied.
Subsequently, on March 6, the Senate suspended her for six months following the adoption of the report by the Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions.
Since her return on September 24 after serving her suspension, Akpoti-Uduaghan has resumed full participation in legislative activities.
On October 18, she attended a legislative retreat organised by the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development.
Earlier today, she also sponsored a bill seeking to establish a National Centre for Autism and six zonal centres across Nigeria to enhance early diagnosis, research, education, and care for persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).