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Few figures have divided opinions and families across Nigeria as Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan [Kogi Central, PDP] has in the past two weeks. Fewer have navigated controversy and legal brinkmanship with the same unyielding intensity. Her career, marked by a relentless pursuit of influence and a penchant for turning personal grievances into public legal battles, reads like an intriguing but dramatic saga of ion and retribution.

While the media has been inundated with stories about the recent seat arrangement and her unwillingness to follow Senate rules, her latest response is a legal action against the leader of the chambers. In a claim filed by her legal counsel, Victor Giwa, who has emerged as a key figure in her battles, she is demanding N100 billion in general damages for defamation and N300 million in litigation costs.

Therefore, as one delves into her storied past, a clear pattern emerges: For Natasha, leveraging legal threats and high-stakes litigation is not merely a reaction but her stock in trade. Her career underscores a reality where the boundaries between private grievances and public service are frequently blurred.

From the outset, Natasha’s political and personal journey has been anything but conventional. However, her entanglement with her current husband, Chief Emmanuel Oritsejolomi Uduaghan, a man with longstanding political ties and significant business interests, would propel her into an arena of bitter personal disputes and public legal confrontations.

Before her ascent to the Senate, a startling revelation emerged. A document filed by Victor Giwa of Indemnity Partners and dated November 19, 2020, detailed a series of grave allegations, including "breach of promise of marriage, poisoning, foeticide," and demanded a staggering N10 billion in damages. The letter painted a picture of a woman wronged, claiming she had been instrumental in Chief Uduaghan's business successes, only to be betrayed.

This legal document, which demanded a staggering N10 billion in damages, was only set aside upon Chief Uduaghan's eventual acquiescence to marrying her.
This pattern reveals much about her modus operandi. In her view, every slight—small or personal—is a battleground. Her narrative suggests that if one does not comply with her , social media becomes the primary venue for settling scores while the courts are the secondary stop. While legally contentious, this stance has become emblematic of her approach to personal and political adversaries.

Legal Warfare, National Politics and Courtroom Tactics

Central to this saga is the aggressive legal strategy spearheaded by Natasha’s legal teams. In the matter involving her estranged husband, while the document in question was disseminated by Indemnity Partners—with a letter signed by Senior Advocate Chief B. C. Igwilo - it is her legal counsel, Victor Giwa, who has emerged as a key figure in her subsequent battles.

In an explosive twist to the narrative, sources reported that over the past weekend, Natasha threatened the Senate President with immediate legal action if she were summoned before an ethics committee. This threat, articulated as part of her broader strategy, underscores her readiness to deploy social media and court maneuverings as a strategic tool to achieve her goals.

For Natasha, repeatedly invoking legal recourse—whether for alleged breaches of promise in marriage or defamation in the political arena—signals a calculated strategy. Her willingness to escalate personal disputes into highly publicised legal battles is not an aberration but rather a reflection of a broader pattern of behaviour. This behaviour is deeply rooted in the dynamics of power and control, where the courtroom becomes a modern-day arena for settling personal scores and redefining public image.

Amid the turbulence of personal legal battles and aggressive courtroom manoeuvres, a broader question looms: What is the impact of such high-profile disputes on the sanctity and function of legislative institutions? The Senate, as a crucible of democratic deliberation and policymaking, must be managed with a level of decorum and order that allows for respectful debate and collective progress. When political actors resort to legal intimidation and public threats—such as Natasha’s weekend ultimatum to the Senate President—it undermines the institutional integrity of the legislature.

The importance of decorum in the Senate cannot be overstated. A legislative body functions not merely as a forum for exchanging ideas but as a symbol of national governance, where order, respect, and adherence to established protocols are paramount. This is the only way scores of representatives of different tribes, regions and faiths with varying interests and opinions can achieve consensus through structured debate and dialogue.

The infusion of personal vendettas and aggressive legal posturing into this space risks eroding public trust and compromising the effectiveness of the Senate. Therefore, of the Senate—regardless of their personal grievances or political ambitions—must exercise restraint and uphold the principles of mutual respect and institutional ability.

A Senate mired in personal vendettas and legal skirmishes risks compromising its mandate to serve the public interest. The principles of decorum and order are not merely abstract ideals; they are essential to ensuring that legislative debates remain focused on policy and progress rather than devolving into platforms for personal retribution. In this light, the insistence on maintaining a respectful, orderly, and neutral legislative environment is not only a matter of institutional protocol but a fundamental requirement for the health of the nation’s democratic processes.

Gilbert Olanrewaju writes from Akure, Ondo State.

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Is this your new job?

Ok

I think this lady is fearless and she has a good heart for the better space of humanity, I think with time she will conquer her battles, the Senate President too no be better person.

Wao

Let see how it goes we are here to read the story but I know the case may be dropped later

She only knows how to pancake her face and wear revealing clothes,' in our most useless president voice, the place of a woman is in the kitchen and the oza room'

She go soon understand say Senate different from all the ones wen she don meet before.

Senate get rules and you gat follow am.
These court wen you carry matter go ehn, body go tell you ooo.

Let there be wisdom amongst the sons of men.

Lol. Tit for tat. This piece reads like a paid job.
Anyway, all is fair in love and war.

Trade with caution. That is my little advice to Senate president. Women knows how to draw sympathy through fake cry

Sounds like she's got a PhD in 'Law-suits'! I mean, this woman's history with litigation is longer than a Nigerian politician's promise list!

How much were you paid?

APC ONLINE PAID AGENT at work.

Very useless idiots, suffering from T-PAIN fumbling government policies and pretending too.


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Dem wan take media propaganda finish dis woman.

Choose your battles carefully.

Fulanifarmhouse:
Me thinks senate should be for men only.
Senate is suppose to be a place for serious business of the nation.

I can't imagine a senate made up of men with a brain like yours.

Leave our Badh Gyal alone

ppogba:
Dem wan take media propaganda finish dis woman.

Choose your battles carefully.

Who are they writing for?

Are we not Nigerians who know them too well?

Only APC suffering and pretending fools will love to believe this nonsense.

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Who wrote this nonsense? If only the idiot(s) can dedicate time to cover Akpabio, Tinubu and others within their thievery and incompetent coven's corruption cases like this, maybe prosperity would have built a pantheon for the person in the future.

They have started again

Akpabio boys on the loose. Make una sha advise una principal to always talk and carry himself with respect.

Because na see finish go make anybody wan challenge a sitting senate president.

Gilbert Olanrewaju is definitely one of the APC cretins here. Check this writeup well if you have time and you will discover that he is either helinus, seunsmsg or one of the rest of them. Writing pattern of people rarely change.

Haaaaaah.
Tell us about Akpabio while you're at it. How many women has slapped him for trying to stick his finger inside their aasssss?
Dr. Nunyia for PH is still recovering from Akpabio fingers.

This is a very bad hatchet job, got tired of reading it after 45 seconds

Whenever Natasha demand for her rights the next you will see on the media is the alleged narrative of how she got married & in the end they usually fail.
Natasha this too will

idanone:
I think this lady is fearless and she has a good heart for the better space of humanity, I think with time she will conquer her battles, the Senate President too no be better person.

So Natasha na better person?

Nonsense, I can't be fooled by Natasha, I am pissed-off with her actions.

Algold:
Trade with caution. That is my little advice to Senate president. Women knows how to draw sympathy through fake cry

Brother, this Natasha don fail. Maybe another shenanigan can be the undoing of Apabio but this one...

Na error.

Smartcitizen:
APC ONLINE PAID AGENT at work.

Very useless idiots, suffering from T-PAIN fumbling government policies and pretending too.


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What do you have to say about Natasha's activities on social media too? What do you call that?

Them don start

AndroBlaze:
This is a very bad hatchet job, got tired of reading it after 45 seconds

The major story the writer presented was the circumstances of Natasha's marriage to her husband.

It is a poor hatchet job but I am not impressed with Natasha's actions.

TheMostComplex1:
Whenever Natasha demand for her rights the next you will see on the media is the alleged narrative of how she got married & in the end they usually fail.
Natasha this too will

What are the rights she demanded?