Natasha Alleges Plot By Akpabio, Bello To Kill Her

By Akinwale Kasali

Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has alleged a plot by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to kill her.

The Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District alleged that both Akpabio and Bello, have been saddled with the responsibility to orchestrate her murder by any means necessary.

She alleged that the plot to assassinate her is intended to make it appear as though the crime was committed by individuals from her home State.

The Kogi born Lawmaker claimed that the Senate President directed Bello to initiate her recall process, following a failed bid to persuade Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, who maintained that the Female Senator’s removal was impossible due to her overwhelming popularity among the people.

Akpoti-Uduagan, who made this accusation during a public gathering in her hometown, Okehi, on Tuesday, after defying security restriction imposed by the government, stated that she had evidence to back up her claims.

According to the Senator, she had deliberately chosen to keep this sensitive information private, opting not to disclose it to the public, but had formally notified the relevant law enforcement agencies, in case action was required.

She said: “On the 14th of March at 10:30 pm, mind you, two days before that which is on the 12th, Apkabio had called Governor Ododo on the phone, and said that he should commence my recall but Ododo told him that it is impossible because the masses are with here, this was what ododo said on the 12th

“But he was not satisfied. He then called Yahaya Bello, and it was Senator Asuquo that drove Yahaya from Hilton hotel. When I got to know, the meeting was in two folds, he told him to commence my recall and that he was going to fund it, of course money changed hands that night”

“The second thing was that to try and kill me. I didn’t make this public but i wrote to the IG of Police and Akpabio told Yahaya that he should make sure that killing me does not happen at Abuja, that he should make sure it is done here so that it will seem as if its the people that did it. I  didn’t make that public but we did notify the security agencies on that”.