The Court of Appeal in Abuja has struck out two motions filed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and imposed a ₦100,000 fine against him in favor of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
A three-member panel led by Justice Hamman Barka delivered the ruling on May 21, 2025, following Akpabio’s decision to withdraw his motions. The certified true copy of the ruling was obtained by PUNCH Online on Tuesday night.
The motions, dated March 3 and March 25, 2025, were marked CV/395/M1/2025 and CV/395/M2/2025. Akpabio sought an extension of time to appeal a Federal High Court ruling delivered on March 10, 2025, in a suit filed by Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan against the Clerk of the National Assembly and others.
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In his motions, Akpabio requested leave to appeal on grounds of mixed law and fact and also sought a stay of further proceedings in the Federal High Court case.
The respondents in the appeal included Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Clerk of the National Assembly, the Nigerian Senate, and Senator Neda Imasuen, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions.
However, the appellate court granted Akpabio’s application to withdraw the motions and promptly struck them out. It also ordered him to pay ₦100,000 in costs to Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan.
The ruling concluded, “Application seeking to withdraw the two motions dated and filed on 20/3/2025 and 25/3/2025 is granted, and the motions are struck out. Costs of ₦100,000 are awarded to the 1st Respondent. Appeal No. CA/ABJ/PRE/ROA/CV/395M/2025 to be deleted.”
