THE National Assembly has reopened the office of the senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan, signaling her return to the Red Chamber when plenary resumes on October 7. She was barred from the National Assembly and stripped of salaries, aides’ emoluments, and other entitlements. The Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamorudeen Ogunlana, later maintained that his office lacked authority to override the Senate decisions. Very dissatisfied Partly satisfied Satisfied More than satisfied Very satisfied Your emailΔOn September 18, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) faulted the Senate’s decision to block Akpoti-Uduaghan from resuming after the expiration of her suspension. Her counsel, Michael Jonathan Numa, had earlier threatened contempt proceedings against the Clerk of the National Assembly if she was not allowed to resume.