The suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has alleged that Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello were behind the recall process against her, using fake constituents to push their agenda.
The federal lawmaker questioned how a Senate President could stoop so low as to collaborate with one of the EFCC’s ‘most wanted persons’ against a sitting Senator of the Federal Republic for selfish reasons.
In a statement issued to journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, Senator Natasha thanked her constituents and Nigerians who came out en masse to welcome her despite various forms of intimidation. She reassured them that she would not let them down.
On Tuesday, supporters from Kogi Central’s five local government areas gathered early in Ihima, Okehi LGA, to welcome the PDP federal lawmaker.
Natasha received a rousing welcome from supporters despite a Kogi State government ban on rallies and processions.
The Senator, however, challenged former Kogi State Governor Bello to tell the world where he manufactured the names of those fake constituents calling for her recall from the Senate.
According to her, all available evidences and facts pointed directly to Bello as the mastermind behind the recall move.
The embattled Senator cited Bello’s past actions before and during the 2023 general elections when he was accused of orchestrating multiple attacks against her when she the senatorial candidate.
The statement described the recall attempt as a continuation of Bello’s political vendetta against the Senator Natasha.
She said: “I will advise the former governor to rather focus on clearing his name over allegations of fraudulent diversion of N89.2 billion, instead of attempting to destabilize the mandate given to me by the people of Kogi Central.
“The former governor’s hands are already full with corruption allegations, yet he is still bent on frustrating the will of the people. His actions before and during the last general elections, where he sponsored numerous attacks against me, are well documented. This recall attempt is nothing but another ploy to undermine the people’s will,” the statement read.
She added: “It is now very clear to the whole world how popular I am in my constituency. The powers that be did try to suppress the will of the people but my people emphatically said no. No to injustice, no to operation of women, no to fake recall, no to Yahaya Bello and his allies.
“They (My people) came out enmass to resist government intimidations. We thank them for the massive show of love. We also thank our oppressors because their actions have now made them more unpopular while we gained more support.”
“As more me, I will do more for my people. I will not betray them. I will continue to give my best and they should be rest assure of our best representation all the time,” Natasha stated.
