Stakeholders in Kogi central move to recall Senator Natasha

Stakeholders in Kogi Central have begun the process of recalling the suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is representing them at the National Assembly. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s constituents have initiated a two-day recall exercise across all the polling units in the district over alleged poor performance, and failure to address key issues like poverty, infrastructure, and challenges […]

Stakeholders in Kogi Central have begun the process of recalling the suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is representing them at the National Assembly.

Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s constituents have initiated a two-day recall exercise across all the polling units in the district over alleged poor performance, and failure to address key issues like poverty, infrastructure, and challenges in the education sector in the district.

The federal lawmaker was suspended on March 6, 2025,  for alleged gross misconduct and violation of the Senate rules days after a face-off with the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over a change of sitting arrangement in the chambers. 

Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan had also accused Akpabio of making sexual advances at her and later petitioned the United Nations over the issue. 

But in a dramatic twist, her constituents yesterday began the process of removing her from office. The process which started from her Okehi Local Government Area, saw a large number of constituents waiting to sign a petition against her.

Sources from the council said constituents from different political parties were in the queue to sign the petition.

One of the constituents at Okehi, Nura Ibrahim, told Daily Trust that “the people she represents are dissatisfied with her performance, particularly, in the areas of infrastructure and education and failure to address poverty.”

He said, “Stakeholders are not taking the decision to recall the lawmaker lightly. The argument is that they had tried to engage with Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan on several occasions, but their efforts were in vain.”