The Senate, on Thursday, sworn in Senator-elect for Kogi Central Senatorial District, Barr NATASHA AKPOTI – UDUAGHAN , as a member of the 10th Senate.
This followed her presentation with Certificate of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC as the duly elected Senator for Kogi Central.
AKPOTI- UDUAGHAN , who is elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, becomes the first female Senator from Kogi State.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, upheld her as the duly elected candidate in the Kogi Central Senatorial Election held earlier in February.
The court dismissed the appeal filed by ABUBAKAR OHERE of the All Progressives Congress, APC for lacking in merit.
The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja had in September nullified the victory of OHERE as the winner of the Kogi Central Senatorial Election.
The court further declared AKPOTI -UDUAGHAN as the actual winner of the February senatorial poll.