I’ve been approached to join APC but won’t defect — Natasha

Natasha

The senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has revealed that she has been approached multiple times by individuals from the Presidency and by some of her colleagues to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress.

However, she said she firmly rejected the idea, emphasising her commitment to the Peoples Democratic Party despite ongoing political crisis.

Akpoti-Uduaghan disclosed this in a recent interview on the Mic On Podcast with Seun Okinbaloye, which was posted on YouTube on Saturday.

Asked if the APC was an option should things not go well in the PDP, she replied, “No, I wouldn’t. I was in APC briefly at the start of everything. Why should I go and join APC?

“I don’t have to follow the bandwagon. I don’t have to succumb to any threats or fall for any cajolery.

“I have been approached many times. I have been approached by people from the Presidency, from even my colleagues. Even as recently as yesterday, one joked about it: ‘We’re still expecting, we would love to have you.’ And I’m like, I love my space, I love my peace here. I’m okay with my party now, so I don’t think I have to join the APC.”

She also expressed that she may vie for the Senate again, and that conversation is currently ongoing with her political party, but “it is not certain.” Punch