Kogi Central senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been ousted as chair of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organizations. The move was revealed at Thursday’s plenary session by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
The new chairman of the committee is Aniekan Bassey, a senator from the All Progressives Congress (APC) who represents Akwa Ibom North-East.
“The new chairman is Distinguished Senator Aniekan Bassey, and it will take effect from today,” he stated. By stating that a review of vice chairmanships will be conducted in the upcoming week to guarantee a more fair allocation, Akpabio also alluded to a more extensive reorganization of committee posts.
“We will make some changes to our vice chairmanship positions next week. Some of the senators have two vice chairmanship positions. Every senator should either be a chairman or a vice chairman so we balance the situation, he stated.
Prior to her dismissal in February, Senator Natasha, a new senator on the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) platform, served as the chair of the Senate committee on local content.
She was later moved to lead the committee for NGOs and the diaspora. She is no longer the chairperson of any Senate committee as a result of her recent departure.
After an argument with Akpabio on seating arrangements, Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended in March for alleged severe misconduct.
