BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – Following the unsealing of her office, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, arrived the precinct of the National Assembly Complex and gained access to her office.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, who completed her six months suspension imposed on her by the Senator Godswill Akpabio-led Senate, told journalists that would amount to double jeopardy to apologise to the Senate having survived the injustice meted against her.
The Senator representing Kogi Central senatorial district, pointedly said that tendering an apology will amount to injustice, stressing that the matter pending in court has nothing to do with the completion of her suspension thus, does not see why she should be denied not to resume her legislative duties.
In the words of Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan; “I am still waiting for the letter because it is very important to understand the conditions that they might set illegally concerning this.
“Because, I read in the papers that the leadership meeting was held yesterday and the minority leader, Senator Abba Moro upon resumption on Oct. 7 would read a motion calling on me to apologize.
“So, I am actually worried as to what apology they expect from me. You can’t apologize for an injustice. So, this is just one illegality upon the other and I think in Nigeria, we should reject such things.
“I think it is actually appalling that such amount of illegality exists, So, if they are expecting me to apologize, I am sorry, I don’t have those words.
“And if that is the condition for opening this office, then I think we have a long dance to go.
“How much we have had to face and survive in the past six months and most of this happened to the full glare of Nigerians.
“From the unjust suspension to the recall we survived, we survived the blockage of roads and waterways into Kogi that we had to fly in through using the helicopter.
“We survived the blackmail from the so-called woman from US. You know, it is amazing that we had to survive, To God Almighty we give the glory. My deepest appreciation to the good people of Kogi Central, Kogi state and Nigeria at large.
“My husband, my love, I love you dearly and I pray all men support their wives as much as you have supported me and my children thank you for your sacrifices,” she enthused.
Akpoti-Uduaghan assured Nigerians that the future was bright and urged Nigerians not to surrender and give up on democracy, saying; “let Nigerians know that the future is bright, we just can’t give up our hope, our democracy is evolving and I trust that every day leading into 2027, we will be able to put out actions that will be worthwhile because patriotically we have a country to save”.
