Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
By Monday Ijeh
Public Accountability and Governance Advocacy Group, an Executive Watchdog, has given Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi Central) a seven-day ultimatum to provide evidence of the assassination brought against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
The group gave the ultimatum in a statement issued by its spokesman, Mr Fedelis Ella on Sunday in Abuja.
It threatened to arrest Akpoti-Uduaghan upon failure to produce the evidence within the seven days period.
The group described the assassination claim as “reckless, unfounded and deeply injurious to democratic integrity.”
“Akpoti-Uduaghan has, regrettably, abandoned the decorum expected of a stateswoman and instead chosen the path of political arson.
”She is fueling public sentiment with allegations devoid of evidence or legal grounding,” the group said.
Ella called on Akpabio’s legal team to subpoena the Inspector-General of Police (I-G) to obtain the original petition submitted by Akpoti-Uduaghan.
He said the idea was to ensure that if such a serious accusation was made, it must not be left to public speculation but addressed within the bounds of the law.
Ella said Akpoti-Uduaghan”s public conduct reveals “a pattern not merely of libel, but of calculated subversion,” warning that it threatens the fabric of public trust and democratic governance.
“At this point, this has gone far beyond criminal defamation. It is an affront to the principle that truth must precede judgment.
“Even if public opinion is manipulated in her favor, the rule of law does not bend to virality,” he said.
Ella called for accountability and restraint in public discourse, adding that the integrity of institutions could not be sacrificed on the altar of political sensationalism.
He said Akpoti-Uduaghan was yet to provide material evidence to support her assassination allegation.
He pledged the committment of the group to continue to monitor the situation and advocate for responsible civic engagement and truth-based leadership. (NAN)
