Natasha not NCDC committee member, says panel chair Zam
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on North Central Development Commission (NCDC), Titus Zam, has said Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is not a member of the committee, contrary to
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on North Central Development Commission (NCDC), Titus Zam, has said Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is not a member of the committee, contrary to her claims.
Zam, who represents Benue North-West in the Red Chamber, gave the clarification in a statement yesterday in Abuja.
The committee chairman was reacting to Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claims of her membership of the committee.
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akpoti-Uduaghan had, on Monday, alleged that her name was omitted from the attendance register of the committee.
NAN also reports that 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.
Reabting, Zam insisted that the Kogi Central senator is not a member of his committee.
“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, Senator Isah Jibrin is my vice-chairman of NCDC while Senator Sunday Karimi is a member.
“After the budget defence meeting, Senator 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 Northcentral senators are not members because senators from other zones in Nigeria are in all the development commission committees for the purpose of national character.
“For example, Senator Pam Mwadkon from Plateau State too is not a member of the NCDC, because Senators Diket Plang and Simon Lalong are members.
“She, as usual, ignorantly claimed that being from the Northcentral 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.
