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Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan Loses Diaspora Committee Leadership Position

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The Senate has removed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organizations.

She has been replaced by Senator Aniekan Bassey of the APC from Akwa Ibom North.
 

Senate President Godswill Akpabio made the announcement at the close of plenary on Thursday, stating that the change takes immediate effect. 

Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has been serving a six-month suspension for alleged gross misconduct and violation of Senate rules.

She had planned to resume at the National Assembly on Monday, but did not.


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