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- Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has raised a caller alarm implicit what she described arsenic an impending submission of forged petitions to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
- Natasha, the suspended legislator representing Kogi Central, alleged that the plots are aimed astatine advancing efforts to callback her from the senate
- In a station connected her verified X relationship connected Saturday night, April 12, the Kogi lawmaker claimed she was alert that falsified documents—including petitions—were being prepared and would beryllium submitted to INEC successful the coming week
Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering elections, politics, and governance.
Lokoja, Kogi state - Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended legislator representing Kogi Central, has alleged that forged petitions volition beryllium submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) soon.
In a tweet connected her verified X (formerly known arsenic Twitter) grip connected Saturday night, April 12, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan claimed that different 'dubious' steps were being taken to callback her from the nationalist assembly (NASS).
Source: Facebook
She wrote with accompanying names of alleged constituents:
“Dear @inecnigeria, I’m alert these amongst different forged petitions In furtherance of “their” callback volition beryllium submitted to your bully bureau adjacent week.“Well, Nigerians volition clasp you to your constituted standards and authority.”Legit.ng reports that the legislature had connected March 6, 2025, suspended Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan, a subordinate of the absorption Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for six months for breaching the legislature rules pursuing her behaviour successful the enclosure connected 20 February implicit sitting arrangement. Her suspension was recommended by the committee connected ethics, privileges and nationalist petitions, which probed her behaviour and recovered her guilty.
Akpoti-Uduaghan had made intersexual harassment allegations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. She besides alleged maltreatment of bureau and obstruction of legislative duties by the legislature president.
Embattled Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan submitted a petition to the legislature committee connected ethics, privileges, and nationalist petitions, but it was dismissed.
Source: Twitter
Responding to Akpoti-Uduaghan's accusations, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, the senate’s lawman main whip, stated that Akpabio ne'er made passes astatine the Kogi lawmaker. He besides said the legislature president ne'er made immoderate inappropriate comments towards the pistillate lawmaker whether successful his state location oregon the legislature chamber.
Nwaebonyi besides rejected Akpoti-Uduaghan’s assertion that the legislature was trying to soundlessness her.
On March 5, Akpabio had denied sexually harassing Akpoti-Uduaghan.
Read much connected Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan vs Godswill Akpabio:
- Akpabio: Court gives caller bid connected senate’s disciplinary process against Natasha
- Alleged intersexual harassment: Natasha reacts to claims she reportedly apologised to Akpabio-led senate
Kogi: 'Botched callback speaks volume' - Ajaka
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Murtala Ajaka, campaigner of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) successful the 2023 Kogi authorities governorship election, congratulated Senator Natasha.
Ajaka’s connection comes aft INEC rejected a petition to callback Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan.
In aboriginal April, Ajaka asserted that the suspended national lawmaker “will proceed to beryllium a beardown advocator for their needs and lend to the maturation of Nigeria's democracy.”
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