Written by NYCPC News | April 26, 2025
Pic: Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Source: Facebook Account Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
In a bold and sharply-worded letter laced with satire, suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has publicly addressed Senate President Godswill Akpabio, offering what she described as a “satirical apology” for her recent suspension from legislative activities.
The letter, written from her personal desk and made available to NYCPC News, critiques what she portrays as the underlying causes of her suspension, hinting at issues of entitlement, gender bias, and abuse of power within the legislative chambers.
Below is the full text of Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s statement, as received:
SATIRICAL APOLOGY LETTER
From the Desk of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
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.
I remain,
Yours in eternal resistance,
Senator Natasha H. Akpoti-Uduaghan
Unafraid, Unbought, and Unbroken.
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NYCPC News will continue to monitor reactions from both the Senate and the broader political community as this story unfolds.