The strike embarked by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria stalled the arraignment of the suspended senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday.
The strike which commenced on Monday, led to the closure of most of the courts, including all the Federal Capital Territory high courts.
Akpoti-Uduaghan was scheduled to be arraigned before the FCT High Court on Tuesday, June 3, over a criminal charge filed by the Federal Government over her defamatory statement against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and a former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.
According to the charge marked CR/297/25, Akpoti-Uduaghan was accused of making criminal imputations during a live broadcast and a private phone conversation, which allegedly defamed Akpabio and Bello.
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