{"id":1145,"date":"2025-09-24T07:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T07:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1145"},"modified":"2025-09-24T02:21:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T02:21:51","slug":"jubilant-crowd-welcomes-natasha-at-nassembly-as-she-resumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1145","title":{"rendered":"Jubilant crowd welcomes Natasha at N\u2019Assembly as she resumes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A video circulating on social media on Tuesday captured a jubilant crowd of supporters accompanying Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan back to the National Assembly as she resumed her legislative duties following months of suspension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the footage, the Kogi Central lawmaker was seen walking surrounded by cheering supporters. A man was also heard offering prayers for her, to which she responded, \u201cAmen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rema - AZAMAN\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z2L51xr45As?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>PUNCH Online reports that\u00a0Akpoti-Uduaghan resumed her duties\u00a0shortly after regaining access to her office in Suite 2.05 of the Senate Wing, which was unsealed by the Deputy Director of the National Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms, Alabi Adedeji.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon resumption, the senator, who had been suspended, remained resolute, stating she had \u201cno apology to tender.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said, \u201cIn retrospect, it is actually amazing how much we have had to pay in the past six months, from the unjust suspension to the recall. But we survived the recall, blackmail, and that crazy lady on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is amazing what we had to endure, and I give God Almighty the glory and my deepest appreciation to the people of Kogi Central and Nigerians at large. To my husband, I love you dearly. I pray all men support their wives in the same manner you have supported me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn everything, sometimes it is good to push the institution to the test. We cannot cower in the face of injustice. No one is more Nigerian than us. Senator Akpabio is not more of a senator than I am. He is not the governor of this place\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is so unfortunate that we will have a National Assembly run by such a dictator. It is totally unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video of her return has been widely shared on social media, with commenters praising her resilience and the warm welcome from her supporters. <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/video-jubilant-crowd-welcomes-natasha-at-nassembly-as-she-resumes\/?dicbo=v2-uYf8QAE\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video circulating on social media on Tuesday captured a jubilant crowd of supporters accompanying Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan back to the National Assembly as she resumed her legislative duties following months of suspension. In the footage, the Kogi Central lawmaker was seen walking surrounded by cheering supporters. 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