Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has declared that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, procured fake constituents all in an attempt to prosecute her recall process.
Senator Akporti-Uduaghan, who visited her home for Sallah on Tuesday during which thousands of supporters from the five local government areas that made up Kogi Central, thronged to her Ihima home situated in Okehi area of Okene to give her a rousing welcome.
Natasha’s visit was in spite of the attempts by the Kogi State Government to stop her going home by placing a ban on convoy, gathering and later curfew imposed on her Local Government.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan in a statement on Wednesday, challenged Yahaya Bello to confess to the world how and where he manufactured the names of the fake constituents that allegedly signed the forged papers for her recall.
In the words of Akpoti-Uduaghan; “All available evidence and facts point directly to Bello as the mastermind behind the recall move. It is a continuation of Bello’s political vendetta against my person which started before and during the 2023 general election when he was accused of orchestrating multiple attacks against me then as a candidate.
“I will advise Yahaya Bello 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.
“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 exploitation of women, no to fake recall, no to Yahaya Bello and his allies.
“They (my people) came out en masse to resist State government intimidation. 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- assured of our best representation all the time,” She assured.
