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A group under the canopy of The Action Collective has called on Mr. Ken Okolugbo, the Director, Media and Communication Strategy Team, Office of The Senate President to take full responsibility for the now-deleted alleged statement made on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account, where he allegedly admitted to being part of a coordinated plan to malign Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
In a statement signed by the group’s National Coordinator, Mr. Teddy Onyejuwe, The Action Collective, said Okolugbo’s subsequent claim that his account was hacked is insufficient and lacks credibility.
The alleged controversial post, which remained live for over an hour before it was pulled down, included alleged emotional apology, alleged detailed confession of involvement in meetings in London with Sandra Duru, and allegations of alleged phone cloning and manipulation of Senator Natasha’s voice recordings. Okolugbo, it was said allegedly wrote that the plan, allegedly orchestrated alongside a powerful Senator and his associates, was a desperate attempt to discredit Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The post also alleged that he (Okolugbo) pleaded for forgiveness in the spirit of the Eid El-Kabir celebration and wished Nigerians a happy Sallah before deleting the post and claiming a hack.
The Action Collective has raised serious doubts about the hacking narrative, asking how a compromised account could be recovered in under two hours and why the post was left active for over an hour if it was indeed unauthorized. “You must prove your innocence. Denial is not enough. Nigerians need more than vague excuses. Where is the evidence that your account was hacked? Why did it take someone else to alert you before you took action?” the group queried.
Mr. Onyejuwe suggested that Mr. Okolugbo may have been allegedly pressured by higher political powers to retract his confession and hide behind a hacking claim. “This reeks of political intimidation. Your confession was detailed, personal, and reflective. It bore the weight of someone seeking redemption, not a random attacker. If you were bold enough to admit your role, be man enough to stand by your words and move on with integrity,” he stated.
The group also noted the danger of using cybersecurity claims to avoid accountability, warning that such tactics erode public trust and trivialize genuine issues of digital security. “If the post was genuine, and we believe it was, you owe it to Nigerians and Senator Natasha to be truthful. If it was not, then prove it conclusively. Anything less is unacceptable,” the statement added.
Action Collective concluded by reaffirming its solidarity with Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and called on relevant authorities to investigate the matter thoroughly. “Mr. Okolugbo must either present irrefutable evidence to support his claim or be prepared to answer to the public. The truth must not be buried under political pressure or digital excuses,” the statement read.
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