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Nigeria: Again, Furious Akpoti-Uduaghan Clashes With Another Lawmaker Over Committee Meeting
- On Monday, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan blocked the entrance to Senator Titus Zam’s office at the National Assembly in protest after the North‑Central Development Commission budget defence meeting.
- Claiming exclusion from the attendance list, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan arrived shortly after the session ended and sought clarification from the Committee Clerk, disputing her omission.
- Aides escalated the incident when she blocked the doorway, seized a phone, and aides to both senators clashed, with colleagues intervening after about 10 minutes of chaos.
- Having faced prior discipline, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Kogi Central, is involved in her second confrontation in two weeks, following her suspension last year for six months, she alleged.
- The committee chairman listed priority areas including agriculture, security, health, education and infrastructure as senators urged the North‑Central Development Commission to focus on these in its 2026 budget for the six North‑central states.
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Nigeria: Again, Furious Akpoti-Uduaghan Clashes With Another Lawmaker Over Committee Meeting
Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan blocked the entrance to the office of a fellow senator at the National Assembly, protesting her alleged denial from attending the budget defence session held for the North-Central Development Commission.
Again, furious Akpoti-Uduaghan clashes with another lawmaker over committee meeting
Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan blocked the entrance to the office of a fellow senator at the National Assembly, protesting her alleged denial from attending the budget defence session held for the North-Central Development Commission. The post Again, furious Akpoti-Uduaghan clashes with another lawmaker over committee meeting appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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