Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has sparked renewed debate in the Nigerian political space with a letter of apology addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, following months of tension and legal battles.
It read, “Dear Distinguished Senate President Godswill Akpabio, It is with the deepest sarcasm and utmost theatrical regret that I tender this apology for the grievous crime of possessing dignity and self-respect in your most exalted presence.
“I have reflected extensively on my unforgivable failure to recognise that legislative success in certain quarters is apparently not earned through merit, but through the ancient art of compliance — of the very personal kind.
“How remiss of me not to understand that my refusal to indulge your… “requests” was not merely a personal choice, but a constitutional violation of the unwritten laws of certain men’s entitlement. Truly, I must apologize for prioritizing competence over capitulation, vision over vanity, and the people’s mandate over private dinners behind closed doors.
“I now realize the catastrophic consequences of my actions: legislation delayed, tempers flared, and the tragic bruising of egos so large they require their own postcodes. For this disruption to the natural order of “quid pro quo,” I bow my head in fictional shame.
“Please find it in your magnanimous heart — somewhere buried deep beneath layers of entitlement — to forgive this stubborn woman who mistakenly believed that her seat in the Senate was earned through elections, not erections.
Closing her letter, Senator Natasha signed off as:
“Unafraid, Unbought, and Unbroken.”
The Kogi Central senator, currently suspended from the National Assembly, released the letter to the press just two days after Akpabio led a Nigerian delegation to the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Francis.
The letter, though framed as an apology, was laced with heavy satire and pointed criticism of Akpabio’s leadership and the events that led to her suspension.
