Natasha not a member of Senate committee on NCDC – Sen Titus Zam

‎Chairman, Senate Committee on North Central Development Commission, NCDC, Titus Zam, says Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi) is not a member of the committee, contrary to her claims.

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‎Zam, who represents Benue North-West in the upper chamber, gave the clarification in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday while reacting to Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claims of her being a member of the committee.

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‎News reports states that Akpoti-Uduaghan had, on Monday, alleged that her name was omitted from the attendance register of the committee.

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‎The committee had held its budget defence with management of the commission, with Akpoti-Uduaghan expressing anger that her name was omitted from the attendance register.

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‎Zam, in his reaction, however, insisted that the Kogi Central senator is not a member of his committee.

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‎“She’s not a member of the committee and was not invited to the budget defence meeting.

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‎“Two senators from Kogi are members. Indeed, Sen. Isah Jibrin is my vice-chairman of NCDC while Sen. Sunday Karimi is a member.

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‎“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.

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‎“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.

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‎“For example, Sen. Pam Mwadkon from Plateau State too is not a member of NCDC, because Senators Diket Plang and Simon Lalong are members.

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‎“She, as usual, ignorantly claimed that being from the north-central Nigeria, she ought to have been a member.

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‎“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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