Tinubu directs AGF to withdraw all court cases against Sen Natasha

She stated that the President had already resolved the issue and instructed the AGF, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to discontinue the legal proceedings.
Despite this, she alleged that she was prevented from traveling abroad at the airport, claiming that immigration officers seized her international passport due to alleged political interference.

She accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of blocking her travel despite the President’s directive.

“There was no order. Yes, I know I have two Federal Government cases against me, of which the President of Nigeria instructed the Attorney-General of the Federation to cancel, to withdraw the cases,” she said.

She added that Tinubu told Akpabio to “terminate all the cases” because they were politically motivated.

The visibly frustrated senator said her passport had been held for over 20 minutes.
She questioned why Akpabio would allegedly override the President’s instruction and said such actions were unlawful.

“Is Godswill Akpabio so important? Why is he overruling boundaries?” she asked during the video, insisting immigration officers had no right to seize her passport.

She also revealed this was not the first time she had been barred from travelling.
The senator has been facing federal charges filed in Abuja courts earlier this year.

The cases accused her of making statements said to damage the reputations of Senate President Akpabio and former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello.

It could be recalled that in May 2025, fresh charges marked FHC/ABJ/CR/195/25 were filed against her, coming shortly after another case CR/297/25 was lodged at the FCT High Court.

However, both matters triggered debate over alleged political persecution.