JUST IN: Judge recuses self from Natasha’s case, cites Akpabio’s petition

Justice Obiora Egwuatu, who was assigned to hear a suit filed by the suspended Senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has recused himself from the case.

Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja linked his decision to a petition from the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, challenging his objectivity.

When called up by the court’s clerk on Tuesday, Justice Egwuatu revealed his…