Abuja — Strong indications have emerged that the rift between embattled Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) and Senate President Godswill Akpabio may soon be resolved, following the unsealing of her office at the National Assembly complex.

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On Tuesday, operatives of the Sergeant-at-Arms, supported by security agencies, reopened the senator’s office, Room 205, at the Senate wing. This development effectively restores her access to her office and the National Assembly premises.

Sources told Vanguard that the decision was part of preparations for her return to plenary when the Senate reconvenes on October 7, 2025. It was gathered that the Senate leadership, at a meeting on Monday, agreed that a motion would be raised on the matter. The Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South), is expected to move the motion for Akpoti-Uduaghan to tender an apology, which would then be seconded before the Senate takes a final decision.

Akpoti-Uduaghan, who formerly chaired the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, was suspended for six months in March over alleged misconduct after she protested the reassignment of her seat by the Senate President on February 20. Her suspension formally lapsed in September, but legal tussles and opposition within the Senate stalled her resumption.

In July, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, ruled that the suspension was unconstitutional and excessive, directing the Senate to recall her. The court stressed that prolonged suspension deprived her constituents of representation. Despite the ruling, the Senate leadership insisted that she must serve her full suspension term.

The Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Kamorudeen Ogunlana, through the Acting Clerk, Yahaya Danzaria, had earlier written to the senator, affirming that her suspension remained in force pending the judgment of the Court of Appeal in the case she filed against the Senate.

In a letter dated September 11, her counsel, Michael Jonathan Numa, SAN, demanded her immediate reinstatement, warning that failure to comply by September 15 would result in contempt proceedings and other legal actions against the CNA.

Responding, Ogunlana maintained that his office lacked the authority to overturn Senate resolutions, stressing that only the Senate could decide her reinstatement.

Meanwhile, in a statement signed by the Director of Information, Bullah Audu Bi-Allah, the CNA’s office urged patience, emphasizing that the matter rests with the Senate and the courts.

With her office now unsealed, attention turns to the October 7 resumption date, when the Senate is expected to deliberate on her apology and possible full return to legislative duties.