- Senate Committee Chairman Titus Zam clarified that Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP–Kogi) is not a member of the NCDC committee, dismissing her claim that her name was omitted from the attendance register during the commission’s budget defence.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on North Central Development Commission (NCDC), Titus Zam, has clarified that Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP–Kogi) is not a member of the committee, contrary to her claims.
Zam, who represents Benue North-West in the Senate, made the statement on Tuesday in Abuja while responding to Akpoti-Uduaghan’s allegation that her name was omitted from the committee’s attendance register.
Akpoti-Uduaghan had expressed frustration on Monday after the committee held its budget defence with the commission’s management, claiming that she was unfairly left out of the attendance list.
“She’s not a member of the committee and was not invited to the budget defence meeting.
“Two senators from Kogi are members. Indeed, Sen. Isah Jibrin is my vice-chairman of NCDC while Sen. Sunday Karimi is a member.
“After the budget defence meeting, Sen Natasha came several hours later to complain against her not being invited. I told her she’s not a member, so she couldn’t have been invited.
“Many other north-central senators are not members because senators from other zones in Nigeria are mixed up in all the development commission committees for the purpose of national character.
“For example, Sen. Pam Mwadkon from Plateau State too is not a member of NCDC, because Senators Diket Plang and Simon Lalong are members.
“She, as usual, ignorantly claimed that being from the north-central Nigeria, she ought to have been a member.
“A brief argument ensued, and I told her to approach the senate committee on selection and lodge her complaint. After a back and forth movement, she left my office,” Zam stated.
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