Category: Northern Reports

By Gbenga Oshinowo 

Suspended senator representing Kogi Central , Natasha Akpoti -Uduaghan decided to bring herself to sordid spotlight again by hurling into public space an asinine piece entitled “Satirical Apology Letter”.and addressed to Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON, President of the Nigerian Senate.

In the ill-advised and inelegant piece of insolence against the Nation and its institution, Natasha attempts to wax intellectual by introducing the concept of satire into the uncouth letter. It is obvious that she has almost no knowledge of the concept and its import.  Satire implies criticising people or ideas in a humorous way in order to make a political point. And so in this piece of absurdity , who is she criticising or which idea is her target of intention? The vile piece is nothing more than serialized lies and calculated deception.

The so-called apology letter is a burlesque, a parody and not a satire as she ignorantly claims. Burlesque is an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something especially in a literary or dramatic work. It is a device in communication which fits her skewed thinking in this circumstance. Unfortunately in her hysteria and swashbuckling, she does not pay attention to learning.

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The above framework fits what Natasha has been doing these past few months. She has proven herself a poor drama queen who is very poor at interpreting scripts yet presents the public with absurd dramatic optics with the intent to manipulate them. Her works so far have remained bland and unconvincing despite her concerted efforts. Her theatrical outputs  are tasteless, insipid  and vacuous of any mental deposit. 

It is sad that even though they credit her as being a lawyer, no action of hers reflects that any learning from that noble discipline. Her public conduct flies ethics and moral values in the face. So what type of lawyer is she ? Pity!

If she were a lawyer, she would have been familiar with the law of evidence. She would also have known that he who alleges must prove . But Natasha has continued to dish out random narratives that are far-fetched in evidence and even logic. Sometimes the storylines are so childish that people are forced to see her actions as that of an “agbaya”, a Yoruba usage  loosely referred to an old person who acts childishly with not much sense. And to know that this person was a member of the highest legislative body in the land until her suspension puts this nation on a questionable threshold in the leadership recruitment process.

In her letter  which is replete with pun, Natasha proves that she had  a chequered upbringing that was far from decent and the manifestations are what she is grappling with. Her petulant nature , her ease with fabrication of lies, the consistent introduction of  new  allegations like  “private dinner behind closed doors” and her  use of lewd puns like “erection” for “election” summarize her as debased and lacking in moral values.

In her over- bloated, ego she calls herself a stubborn woman. Is it a virtue?  Even though she is likely to claim that the stubbornness is about her strength of character,  she knows that she is economical with the truth if she nurses such an assumption. Her past records are  in clear  dissonance with such assumptions and so would not support such claims. And let no one talk about change or repentance. It is easy to spot those cut for repentance when one sees them. She does not bear any such value.

She signs off her inane letter with “Yours in eternal resistance”. Interesting. It is obvious that she is yielding to populism rather than sense and playing to the gallery. May I kindly remind her of an adage which submits that “a dog that is destined to get missing will never hear the hunter’s whistle”. Before she construes this as a threat to abduct her, this adage refers solely to her political career which she is railroading to destruction because of untamed conduct and  bloated ego.

The last lines, “Unafraid, Unbought, and Unbroken tell the story of a young woman who lives in delusional cravings and fabricates false  narratives as a habit to satiate whatever is hounding or haunting her.

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has come under fire following her satirical apology to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, which has sparked widespread criticism.

The embattled Kogi lawmaker, currently serving a suspension from the Senate over alleged unruly conduct, had earlier accused Akpabio of sexual harassment. However, on Monday, she issued what appeared to be an insincere apology to the Senate President, a move that quickly went viral on social media.

In response, the Executive Watchdog, a public accountability and governance advocacy group, condemned the senator in strong terms. 

The group described her apology as “the latest descent into reckless, unsubstantiated allegations designed to undermine public institutions through media theatrics.”

In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Fidelis Ella, the group accused Akpoti-Uduaghan of “a calculated abuse of public trust, where serious criminal allegations are converted into tools of political spectacle rather than subjected to lawful investigation.”

“Rather than report her allegations of sexual harassment to law enforcement or seek judicial remedy, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan improperly routed her complaint to the Nigerian Senate — an institution without criminal jurisdiction — only to abandon due process and resort to a media blitz when her political stunt failed to gain traction,” Ella stated.

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He noted that her latest outburst, couched in satire, follows a well-documented pattern of frivolous and reckless accusations, including the now infamous claim that Senate President Akpabio and former Governor Yahaya Bello plotted her assassination — a claim she later admitted was based on secondhand gossip relayed by unnamed third parties.

“Senator Natasha’s consistent preference for rumor over evidence, and media outrage over legal process, reveals a profound misunderstanding of the responsibilities of her office,” Ella said. “Her conduct diminishes the dignity of the Senate and betrays the trust placed in her by her constituents.”

Referencing her previous accusation against former presidential aide Reno Omokri — which she deleted without apology after Omokri proved he was out of Nigeria at the time — Ella remarked that Senator Natasha’s history of reckless claims calls into question her credibility and fitness for public office.

“At a time when Nigeria requires disciplined, fact-driven leadership, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan instead offers drama, innuendo, and political self-sabotage disguised as advocacy,” Ella stated. “Her satirical letter is not resistance; it is a confession of her disregard for evidence, institutions, and democratic responsibility.”

The Executive Watchdog stressed that public officeholders must lead by example and that public confidence in democracy cannot survive when elected officials treat truth and due process as disposable tools of political warfare.

The group reiterated its call for accountability in public discourse and vowed to continue championing responsible civic engagement based on integrity, evidence, and respect for constitutional order.