Akpabio’s Man In Trouble As Natasha Alleges ‘Criminal Past’

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has filed a petition demanding the disbarment of Senator Nedamwem Imasuen, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions.

According to reports, Natasha has asked the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) to remove Imasuen’s name from the roll of legal practitioners in Nigeria over alleged professional misconduct.

In her petition, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan claimed that the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, had previously found Imasuen guilty of fraud, misappropriation of client funds, and failure to comply with disciplinary authorities. As a result, he was disbarred in the United States on May 10, 2010. To support her claims, she submitted a copy of the Justia New York Case Law 2010 to the LPDC and promised to provide more evidence during the hearing.

She alleged that Imasuen’s disbarment stemmed from a complaint by a client, Daphne Slyfield, who accused him of abandoning her case after collecting substantial legal fees without rendering legal services. The U.S. court found him guilty of multiple violations of professional ethics and permanently revoked his law license.

Akpoti-Uduaghan further claimed that after his disbarment, Imasuen returned to Nigeria and continued to present himself as a lawyer. She alleged that he concealed this information when filing personal records with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) while contesting for office and eventually became the senator representing Edo South Senatorial District. She argued that his history of professional misconduct makes him unfit to chair the Senate Ethics Committee, a position that requires unquestionable integrity.

The petition also accused Imasuen of defying a Federal High Court order. On March 4, the court issued an interim injunction preventing his committee from taking disciplinary action against Akpoti-Uduaghan. Despite being aware of the order, Imasuen allegedly disregarded it and led the committee to suspend her from the Senate for six months.
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