She Is Ignorant!” – Senator Titus Zam Slams Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan After Heated Office Showdown

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the North Central Development Commission (NCDC), Senator Titus Zam, has responded to the recent confrontation with Kogi Central lawmaker, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

In a statement issued from his office in Abuja on Tuesday, Zam dismissed claims by Akpoti-Uduaghan that she was deliberately excluded from committee activities, attributing her complaint to a misunderstanding of committee membership.

He clarified that the Kogi Central Senator is not a member of the NCDC Committee and therefore would not have been expected to attend the budget defence meeting.

“She’s not a member of the committee, so she was not invited to the budget defence session. Two senators from Kogi, Senator Sani Jubrin, my vice chairman, and Senator Sunny Karimi, are the designated members,” Zam explained.

He added that after the meeting, Akpoti-Uduaghan arrived several hours later to raise concerns about her exclusion. “I told her she is not a member, so she could not have been invited. Many senators from the North Central zone, as well as other regions, are not on this committee because membership is distributed to ensure national representation. For instance, Senator Pam from Plateau State is not a member because Senators Plang and Lalong serve on the committee,” Zam said.

According to the NCDC chairman, Akpoti-Uduaghan argued that, as a North Central senator, she should have automatically been included. A brief argument followed, after which Zam advised her to submit her complaint to the Senate Committee on Selection. Following some back-and-forth, she left his office.