A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, over the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central.

The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/654/2025, was filed by Ovavu Illiyasu and nine others, challenging the legality of the six-month suspension imposed on the senator for alleged misconduct.

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The plaintiffs argued that the suspension denied the people of Kogi Central adequate representation in the Senate and sought her immediate reinstatement.

In a judgment delivered on Friday, Justice James Omotosho held that the plaintiffs lacked locus standi, the legal right to challenge the Senate’s decision and consequently dismissed the case for lack of merit.