‘I don’t have those words’: Natasha enters office, rules out apology to Senate

The senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has arrived at the National Assembly complex, gaining access to her office after serving out her six-month suspension.

Speaking with journalists on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, Akpoti-Uduaghan said it would be unjust to demand an apology from her despite surviving what she described as “an injustice.”

She stated: “I am still waiting for the letter because it is very important to understand the conditions that they might set illegally concerning this.

“I read in the papers that the leadership meeting was held yesterday and the minority leader, Sen. Abba Moro, upon resumption on October 7, would read a motion calling on me to apologise.

“So I am actually worried as to what apology they expect from me, you can’t apologise for an injustice.

“So this is just one illegality upon the other, and I think in Nigeria, we should reject such things.

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“I think it is actually appalling that such amount of illegality exists, so if they are expecting me to apologise, 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.”

Akpoti-Uduaghan, who expressed gratitude to her supporters following her suspension, assured Nigerians that the future was bright, saying that Nigerians should not give up on democracy.

“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,” the lawmaker added.

The Star