By Theophilus Oliver
On Sunday, April 27, 2025, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan tendered a written, sarcastic apology to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, via her X account.
In her letter of apology, Senator Natasha began by expressing regret to the Senate President for her “grievous crime of possessing dignity and self-respect in your most exalted presence.” She further lamented her failure to recognise that promotion within the Legislature, in certain quarters, is not necessarily based on merit but rather “through the ancient means of compliance of the very personal kind.”
Senator Natasha continued to convey her regrets in a deeply sarcastic tone, stating that she had not realised her refusal to indulge the Senate President’s alleged requests was not merely a personal choice, but amounted to a “constitutional violation of the unwritten laws of certain men’s entitlement.” She went on to add that she truly needed “to apologise for prioritising competence over capitulation, vision over vanity, and the people’s mandate over private, behind-closed-doors dinners.”
In the latter part of her letter, she acknowledged the disastrous consequences of her actions, remarking that “legislation was delayed, tempers flared, and the tragic bruising of egos so large they require their own postcodes” occurred. She ultimately declared that, for disrupting the norms of “quid pro quo,” she now buries her head in fictional shame.
Senator Natasha concluded her letter by appealing to the Senate President to forgive her, f he could summon the generosity “somewhere buried deep beneath layers of entitlement,” and to pardon a stubborn woman who had mistakenly believed that her seat in the Senate was earned through elthe ection, rather than erection.
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s sarcastic apology not only challenged the status quo but also reignited discussions about integrity, merit, and gender dynamics within the nation’s highest legislative chambers. Her daring words serve as a reminder that public office should be a testament to service and competence, not a reward for submission.
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