A socio-cultural group, known as Ebira Peacemakers and Development Initiative, has threatened to drag Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District to court over alleged false empowerment programmes and media publicity stunts.
In a post on the Facebook page of #ebira4real, the President of the group, Imam Badamasi made reference to Senator Natasha’s distribution of 700 tablets to students of Abdulaziz Atta Memorial College (AAMCO), which were later retrieved for what was termed “configuration”. He accused the senator of saturating the media with news of the empowerment even as the supposed benefitting students were left in suspicious silence.
Badamasi also recalled what he described as the Senator’s “false electric Keke napep empowerment” initiative across Kogi Central, adding that none of the tricycles have been seen operating on the roads.
According to the President of the group, the tricycles were retrieved from beneficiaries immediately after photographs were taken and the media coverage of the event.
He said that this consistent pattern of giving false hope to the people of Ebiraland and their exploitation for propaganda is unacceptable.
He warned that legal action would be the next option if the senator fails to do what is right and address the issue.
