The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja found the embattled lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, guilty of contempt on Friday.
Justice Binta Nyako, in a ruling, declared that Akpoti-Uduaghan went against its order by publishing a satirical apology to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
It held that the said apology, which she published on her Facebook page on April 7, made a mockery of a gag order that was placed on the parties by the court.
The court subsequently ordered Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan to publish an apology within seven days in two national dailies and on her Facebook page.
The court equally ordered her to pay a ₦5 million fine, stressing that her contempt was in a civil proceeding.
Even though the court decision followed a contempt action that Senator Akpabio initiated, the court declined to issue any order in his favour.
Meanwhile, the court has proceeded to deliver its judgement on the suit Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan filed to quash the six-month suspension that was slammed on her by the Senate.
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