A Public Accountability and Governance Advocacy Group, the Executive Watchdog, has given Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan a seven-day ultimatum to produce evidence of the assassination attempt she brought against Senate President Godswill Akpabio or get arrested. The group spokesman, Mr Fedelis Ella, in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, urged security agencies to arrest Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan if she failed to provide the evidence within the seven days period while describing the assassination claim as “reckless, unfounded and deeply injurious to democratic integrity.
Ella called on Akpabio’s legal team to summon the Inspector-General of Police (I-G) to obtain the original petition submitted by Akpoti-Uduaghan.
He stated that Akpoti-Uduaghan's public conduct reveals “a pattern not merely of libel, but of calculated subversion,” warning that it threatens the fabric of public trust and democratic governance.
“At this point, this has gone far beyond criminal defamation. It is an affront to the principle that truth must precede judgment,” he added.
Ella called for accountability and restraint in public discourse, adding that the integrity of institutions could not be sacrificed on the altar of political sensationalism.
He said the idea was to ensure that if such a serious accusation was made, it must not be left to public speculation but addressed within the bounds of the law.
Speaking further the group said that Akpoti-Uduaghan has yet to provide material evidence to support her assassination allegation while pledging the commitment to keep monitoring the situation and advocate for responsible civic engagement and truth-based leadership.