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A Southwest Ex-officio of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Amb. (Dr.) Adedipe Dauda Ewenla, has thrown his weight behind Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, condemning what he described as the All Progressives Congress (APC)-controlled Senate’s attempt to prevent her from resuming legislative duties.
Ewenla, in a strongly worded statement, said the move by Senate leadership under Senator Godswill Akpabio, after Akpoti-Uduaghan had already served a six-month suspension, was “another clear proof of the Tinubu-led APC government’s determination to erode democratic values and silence opposition voices in Nigeria.”
Aligning with his party’s stance, the PDP chieftain described the action as “a brazen violation of constitutional rights” and “an affront to the people of Kogi Central who freely elected Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan.” He further argued that the development amounted to a deliberate attack on democracy, the rule of law, and women’s participation in governance.
Ewenla lamented what he called a disturbing pattern of “intimidation, harassment, and political persecution,” saying it had become the hallmark of the APC government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“Nigerians are already groaning under the weight of unprecedented hardship, unbearable cost of living, skyrocketing inflation, collapsing infrastructure, and lack of access to quality education, healthcare, and electricity,” he said. “Yet, instead of addressing the plight of citizens, the APC leadership is fixated on silencing dissenting voices and undermining opposition lawmakers.”
The PDP Ex-officio likened the Senate’s actions to military dictatorship, warning that Nigerians must question whether they are still in a democracy or “back to a regime of oppression where opposition is crushed and citizens are stripped of their voices.” He stressed that even past military governments did not display the level of disregard for due process and constitutional order currently witnessed.
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Citing what he described as “illegal manipulations of elections,” particularly the “Rivers State fiasco conducted under this administration after declaring a state of emergency,” Ewenla alleged that the APC was desperate to hold onto power at all costs.
“This is unacceptable. Nigeria is not the private property of any party or politician, and no one must be allowed to trample on the democratic rights of our people,” he declared.
Ewenla urged the international community, democracy institutions, human rights organizations, and well-meaning Nigerians to speak out against what he called “authoritarian tendencies before they destroy the foundation of our democracy.”
He insisted that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan had “endured enough persecution” and must be allowed to resume her rightful seat in the Senate without further obstruction or intimidation.
“Let it be clear: Nigerians are watching, the world is watching, and history is recording,” he warned. “The APC under Tinubu has brought nothing but hardship, insecurity, and retrogression. They must not be allowed to return to Aso Rock in 2027. Democracy belongs to the people, not to dictators in civilian clothing.”
