The Kogi State Government has condemned the allegations made by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, describing them as “reckless, malicious, and utterly false”.
In a statement issued on Tuesday by the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, the government dismissed Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claims that Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, former Governor Yahaya Bello, and Senate President Godswill Akpabio should be held responsible if anything happens to her.
The government also called on security agencies to monitor Akpoti-Uduaghan’s “reckless utterances and inflammatory actions,” asserting that she should be held accountable for any attempts to incite violence.
“We will not allow any part of the state to go up in flames nor permit the killing of innocent souls by the actions of the suspended Senator,” the statement read in part.
Fanwo described her allegations as “another desperate and calculated attempt by an incurable liar and serial manipulator to mislead the public, incite unrest, and present herself as a victim”.
According to the commissioner, Akpoti-Uduaghan’s actions violated the state government’s ban on political gatherings, which was imposed to maintain law and order.
He further accused the senator of attempting to use her visit to “stir trouble and violence in Kogi Central Senatorial District.”
