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

The senator however, revealed that said she firmly rejected the idea, stressing that she remains committed 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.

When she was asked if she was considering the APC 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.”

About rumours making rounds that the immediate past Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, would contest for a senatorial seat in 2027, Akpoti-Uduaghan said she was not afraid of him.

“If by any chance I make up my mind after due consultation with my family, constituents and political party, and I am on the ballot against former Governor Yahaya Bello in 2027, then I would say, bring it on.

“I am not scared of Yahaya Bello. I am his nightmare. He was a sitting governor and wielded all the powers at his disposal against me, and I defeated his candidate in 2023.”