Supporters have gathered to welcome Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), ahead of her anticipated homecoming visit.

In videos seen by DailyTrust, her supporters were holding placards expressing solidarity with the lawmaker as they awaited her arrival.

On Tuesday, the Kogi police command asked Akpoti-Uduagan to rescind her planned Eid-el-Fitr rally in the central senatorial district of the state.

In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP William Aya, the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, said the rally goes against the state government’s recent ban on political gatherings, which was announced on Monday.

On Monday, the Kogi State Government banned rallies and public gatherings in the state.

According to the state government’s spokesperson, Kingsley Fanwo, the move was to prevent a security breach.

Following this, the senator’s media team dismissed speculation about a possible cancellation of the visit.

The team clarified that her office had made no such announcement and urged the public to disregard the rumours.

This came on the heels of a raging controversy following the lawmaker’s suspension from the Senate and her planned recall.

Her supporters had scheduled grand rallies for Tuesday in a show of support for Akpoti-Uduaghan.

On 6 March, the Senate slammed a six-month suspension on Akpoti-Uduaghan based on the recommendations of its ethics, privileges and public petitions committee.

The committee found her guilty of breaching the Senate rules through her conduct in the chamber on the day she rejected a new seat allocated to her.

She later accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment, though the Senate president denied the allegation.