Kogi Central's suspended Senator, Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan has arrived the venue of the homecoming rally put together in her honour in Kogi State.
Twenty-four hours to the event, the Kogi State government had banned convoys, rallies, citing security threat while Sen. Natasha had asked Nigerians to hold the Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, the governor of Kogi state Usman Ododo, and the immediate past governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, responsible if anything happens to her during the period of the planned rally as she definatly went ahead with plans to attend.
The Kogi Police Command also banned rallies which the embattled lawmaker wanted to use as an avenue to reunite with her people and also pay them Sallah visit.
While some of her opponents said she planned to use the rally against the ongoing recall process from the National Assembly, her supporters said the visit was aimed at engaging with her community and constituents as well as fostering a spirit of unity and cooperation for the growth and development of the district.
The police explained that the ban was sequel to intelligence report on security threats in Kogi, and subsequent ban on all forms of rallies and processions by the state government.
However, on Tuesday morning, her supporters from the different local government areas of Kogi Central Senatorial District gathered at the Ihima community in Okehi Local Government Area (LGA) to meet with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker.
She arrived the venue in a white helicopter and was received by the tumultuous crowd.
Natasha has been in the news since the argument she had at plenary over the change of her seat.
On 6 March, the Senate slammed a six-month suspension on the lawmaker based on the recommendations of its ethics, privileges and public petitions committee.
The committee found her guilty of breaching the Senate rules through her conduct in the chamber on the day she rejected a new seat allocated to her.
She later accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment, though the Senate president denied the allegation.