Video: Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan talks about defecting to APC
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
Abdullateef Fowewe
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has categorically dismissed swirling rumours of her defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), affirming her loyalty despite overtures from the presidency and fellow lawmakers.
Video: Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan talks about defecting to APC
In a video excerpt from a MIC ON interview circulating online, the senator, dressed in a purple hijab, addressed the speculation head-on.
She recounted personal political challenges, including doubts about her Kogi roots due to her Delta State marriage, but emphasised her resolve.
“It could be tough, but you have the strength in you,” she advised aspiring female politicians.
When pressed on switching parties, Akpoti-Uduaghan was unequivocal.
“No,” she replied firmly to the host’s question about APC as an option.
Elaborating, she said, “I wouldn’t go back to APC. I was in APC briefly at the start of everything. Why should I join APC? I don’t have to follow the bandwagon. I don’t succumb to any threats or fall for any cajolery.”
The lawmaker revealed recent approaches, including one “as recent as yesterday” from a colleague who joked, “We’re still expecting you. We’d love to have you on our side.”
She pushed back, “I love my space. I love my peace here. I am okay with my party now, so I don’t think I have to join the APC.”
