The Kogi State Government has called on security agencies to hold Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan responsible if any volence erupts in the state following her recent homecoming rally.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, accused the Kogi Central senator of defying a government ban on political gatherings imposed by Governor Usman Ododo’s administration. “She should be held accountable for her blatant attempts to incite volence and cause unnecessary tension,” Fanwo stated, alleging that the senator planned to use her visit to provoke unrest in Kogi Central.
He further claimed that Akpoti-Uduaghan “deliberately Vtolated” the ban, which was enforced to maintain security and prevent breaches of peace.
Despite the restriction, the senator received a massive welcome from supporters and residents of the lhima community in Okehi Local Government Area on Tuesday. By 8 a.m., crowds from the five LGAs of Kogi Central had already gathered to receive the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker.