The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, found the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, guilty of contempt.

The court, in a ruling delivered by Justice Binta Nyako, noted that the embattled lawmaker violated its order by publishing what it described as a “satirical apology” to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.

It held that the said apology, which she published on her Facebook page on April 7, “made a mockery” of a gag order earlier placed on the parties by the court.

Consequently, the court ordered Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan to, within seven days, publish an apology to it in two national dailies as well as on her Facebook page.

The court equally ordered her to pay a N5 million fine, emphasizing that her contempt arose from a civil proceeding.

Even though the contempt action was initiated by Senator Akpabio, the court declined to issue any order in his favour.

Details soon.