The suspended senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed a petition seeking the disbarment of Senator Nedamwem Imasuen, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, and the removal of his name from the list of lawyers.
In her petition to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC), Akpoti-Uduaghan claims that Imasuen was disbarred by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, on May 10, 2010, for fraud, misappropriation of client funds, and failure to respond to disciplinary authorities.
To support her allegation, she submitted a copy of the Justia New York Case Law 2010 titled ‘Matter of Imasuen’ and vowed to present additional evidence from official records during the trial.
Akpoti-Uduaghan explained that Imasuen’s disbarment stemmed from a complaint filed by a client, Daphne Slyfield, who paid significant legal fees but was abandoned without legal recourse.
The senator’s petition also stems from Imasuen’s actions regarding an interim order issued by the Federal High Court in Abuja on March 4, which prevented his committee from taking disciplinary action against her.
Despite being served with the court order, Akpoti-Uduaghan accused Imasuen of contempt by imposing a six-month suspension on her, further questioning his ethical conduct.
