Months after being sIn a video circulated to journalists, Adedeji confirmed the action, stating: “I, Alabi Adedeji, Deputy Director, Sergeant-at-Arms, National Assembly, having been directed to unseal the office of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, hereby unseal the office.”
When asked for clarification, Senate spokesperson Yemi Adaramodu declined to elaborate, saying only: “If something was sealed before and now unsealed, it means it has been unsealed.”
It is understood that the decision to reopen the office followed growing pressure from within and outside the chamber to allow Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan to reclaim her seat after the expiration of her suspension in September. However, divisions remain among senators, with some backing her immediate reinstatement, others insisting on an apology, and a few pushing for an extension of the suspension pending a ruling by the Court of Appeal.
