Suspension dagger hangs over Senators – Shehu Sani react on Natasha’s blocked resumption

….Warns opposition senators will “pull back and chill” to avoid targeting

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has condemned the Senate’s decision to stop Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from resuming her legislative duties, warning that the chamber is using suspension as a permanent weapon against independent voices.

In a reaction on Tuesday, Senator Sani declared: “If the pending court issues have to be resolved before the Kogi senator resumes, then the resumption has no date. Once a senator is suspended, the suspension dagger will be looking for the neck of any senator who wants to stand up and be another hero. That’s why you will see your opposition senators just pull back and chill.”

The Senate had rejected Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s notice of readiness to resume, despite her insistence that her six-month suspension expired on September 4.

Acting Clerk to the National Assembly, Dr Yahaya Danzaria, maintained in a letter that the sanction imposed on March 6 remains valid until the Court of Appeal decides on the case.