Justice Binta Fatima Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a restraining order barring all parties involved in the ongoing suit filed by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and three others from granting press interviews on the matter.
The directive was handed down on Friday after Akpabio’s counsel, Kehinde Ogunwumiju (SAN), raised concerns that Akpoti-Uduaghan had been speaking to various media outlets, including the BBC and CNN, about issues directly tied to the ongoing court case.
In response to the complaint, Justice Nyako ruled that neither the parties nor their legal representatives are permitted to speak to the press about the case or stream proceedings on social media platforms.
“There shall be no press interviews by all parties and their lawyers regarding the subject matter of the case,” the judge said in her brief ruling.
