Senate President Godswill Akpabio, yesterday, administered the oath of office on Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District.

Akpoti-Uduaghan, with her admittance into the Upper chamber, became the first female to be elected as senator from Kogi.She has also increased the number of female senators from three to four.

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, had on Tuesday, upheld the ruling of the election petition tribunal which removed Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and declared Akpoti-Uduaghan of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the legitimately elected senator for the Kogi Central Senatorial District.

The court gave the judgment, while ruling on the appeal case filed by Sadiku-Ohere. It dismissed the appeal for lacking in merit.