Please forgive me for mistakenly believing that my seat in the Senate was earned through elections, not erections.
Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan: Fearless, Unbought, and Unbroken She has apologized to Godswill Akpabio, president of the Senate, saying that she has thought long and hard about how she could never have understood that some people in politics seem to believe that getting what you want in office is more about the old art of personal compliance than about actual merit.
Natasha begged for forgiveness over her erroneous belief that she had earned her seat in the Senate through elections rather than through erections, according to the statement released on Sunday evening.
It reads, “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 recognize 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.”
Natasha accused Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate, of sexually harassing her. She ultimately lost her Senate seat due to extremely serious wrongdoing in the aftermath of the scandal.
Natasha claimed on March 11 that the purpose of her suspension was to silence her regarding the sexual harassment complaint. She claimed this during a meeting of the IPU.
The representative of Nigeria in the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting in New York, Ogbara, also serves as chairwoman of the house committee on women’s affairs and social development.
The Senate’s decision to suspend Akpoti-Uduaghan is criticized by FixPolitics. Defending Natasha’s suspension from the Senate, FixPolitics argues that it undermines female equality, the rule of law, and democracy.
