Natasha Akpoti

Natasha Hadiza Akpoti (born 9 December 1979) is a Nigerian barrister, social entrepreneur and politician. She ran for the post of Senator for Kogi Central Senatorial District under Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the year 2019. She contested in the 2019 Kogi State Gubernatorial Election which was held on 16 November 2019. She is the founder of Builders Hub Impact Investment Program (BHIIP).

Natasha Akpoti

Quotes

• By and large, I believe there is going to be a change of narrative and I am ready to be part of the young people. Myself I am tired of this godfatherism, expensive way of politicking, no matter how sound your ideas are, it never really matters because the winners are always determined even before the election.
  • "Electronic Voting, a Catalyst to Achieving the Nigeria of Our Dream – Natasha Akpoti", Kogi Reports (October 30, 2020)

• You don’t endanger people, you don’t destroy properties, and you don’t frustrate the electoral process just because you want your candidate to win call it ‘the beauty of democracy’.
  • Natasha Akpoti opposes view on beauty of democracy

• Our people want good representation and they voted for it. I am out to prove to Nigerians that women folk are intelligent.
  • Natasha Akpoti said she will prove that women folk are intelligent

• I want to be remembered as a bold and reformative leader.
  • Natasha speaks on how she wants to be remembered

• I will say the entire election in Kogi Central is a sham, I find it quite barbaric and undemocratic. I will pretty much say 90 per cent of the polling units had no elections but surprisingly results came out of them.
  • Akpoti on Kogi state senatorial elections