The Court of Appeal in Abuja has struck out two motions filed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and ordered him to pay N100,000 in costs to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
A three-member panel led by Justice Hamman Barka struck out the motions on May 21, 2025, following Akpabio’s application to withdraw the appeal. Certified true copies of the ruling were obtained by PUNCH Online on Tuesday night.
The motions, dated March 3 and March 25, 2025, and marked CV/395/M1/2025 and CV/395/M2/2025, listed Akpabio as the appellant and Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Clerk of the National Assembly, the Senate, and Senator Neda Imasuen (Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions) as respondents.
In the appeal, Akpabio sought several reliefs, including an extension of time to appeal a Federal High Court ruling delivered on March 10, 2025, in a case filed by Akpoti-Uduaghan. He also requested permission to appeal the decision, which he said involved mixed questions of law and fact, and a stay of proceedings in the lower court pending the outcome of his appeal.
The appellate court, however, granted Akpabio’s request to withdraw the motions and struck them out. The panel also awarded N100,000 in costs to Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, the first respondent.
The ruling concluded with the directive: “Application seeking to withdraw the two motions dated and filed on 20/3/2025 and 25/3/2025 is granted and the motions are struck out. Costs of ₦100,000 are awarded to the 1st Respondent. Appeal No. CA/ABJ/PRE/ROA/CV/395M/2025 to be deleted.”
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