<h4>Fight In The Senate</h4>
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<p><strong><a href="https://openlife.ng/">OpenLife Nigeria</a></strong> reports that on Monday, February 16, 2026, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) was involved in a heated confrontation in the Senate over her alleged exclusion from a committee meeting.</p>
<p>According to the story, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan arrived at a meeting of the Senate Committee on the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) and discovered her name was missing from the official attendance list.</p>
<p>She accused the Committee Chairman, Titus Zam, of marginalizing her and failing to include her in the meeting.</p>
<p>During the exchange, she claimed that Chairman Zam indicated his actions were based on &#8220;instructions from higher authorities. &#8221;</p>
<p>In a viral video, she expressed her anger, stating she would not allow any senator to undermine her people or treat her as a second-class citizen.</p>
<p>Technically, this incident follows a series of tensions between Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan and the Senate leadership, including a previous altercation regarding her seat and allegations of harassment.</p>
<figure id="attachment_28912" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-28912" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-medium wp-image-28912" src="https://openlife.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/natasha-300x166.jpg" alt="Fight In The Senate: As Kogi Central Senator, I was Excluded From North Central Development Commission Meeting---Natasha Gives Vivid Account Of What Transpired" width="300" height="166" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-28912" class="wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Fight In The Senate: As Kogi Central Senator, I was Excluded From North Central Development Commission Meeting&#8212;Natasha Gives Vivid Account Of What Transpired</strong></em></figcaption></figure>
<p>The incident caused a scene, described as &#8220;mild drama,&#8221; in the Senate committee room, where she confronted the leadership regarding what she termed a &#8220;pattern of marginalisation.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Senator Natasha&#8217;s personal narrative</strong></p>
<p><em>Today, the Senate Committee on the North Central Development Commission (NCDC), chaired by Titus Zam, convened to interface with the Commission and deliberate on its 2026 budget proposal.</em></p>
<p><em>I was neither notified nor invited.</em></p>
<p><em>I became aware of the meeting barely twenty minutes before it ended. By the time I arrived at the National Assembly, I met members of the NCDC management exiting the Senate Complex. </em></p>
<p><em>I immediately proceeded to Room 431 in an effort to participate in what remained of the session, only to be informed by four committee staff that the meeting had concluded.</em></p>
<p><em>When I demanded to know why I was excluded — despite being a senator from the North Central zone — I was told it was likely an “oversight” by the committee clerk.</em></p>
<p><em>However, upon requesting the attendance register, I discovered that my name was not even listed among senators from the North Central zone. This was not a mere oversight. It was a deliberate omission of record.</em></p>
<p><em>I proceeded to the Chairman’s office to seek clarification. </em></p>
<p><em>In the presence of three other individuals, I confronted what I consider a deliberate attempt to sideline me — and by extension, the people of Kogi Central — from a critical budgetary process directly affecting our district.</em></p>
<p><em>I raised clear concerns:</em><br />
<em>• I was not notified.</em><br />
<em>• I was not invited.</em><br />
<em>• My name was excluded from the committee register.</em><br />
<em>• I was not added to the Senate’s NCDC communication platform where official information is shared.</em></p>
<p><em>In response, Senator Zam stated that being a senator from North Central does not automatically make one a member of the Committee, and that he operates under certain protocols and instructions.</em></p>
<p><em>As I left his office, I was informed that the phone my staff used to document the exchange had been seized and handed over to the Chairman. </em></p>
<p><em>I insisted on its immediate return and made it clear that I will resist any action — procedural or political — that seeks to marginalise Kogi Central from development initiatives meant for our people.</em></p>
<p><em>Let it be clearly understood: exclusion will not silence me.</em></p>
<p><em>Since my return to the Senate, there has been a pattern of calculated actions designed to frustrate and undermine my work. </em></p>
<p><em>Yet, I remain focused and unshaken. My mandate is from the people, not from any committee structure.</em></p>
<p><em>I will continue to pursue every lawful avenue to ensure that Kogi Central receives its fair share of socio-economic development. </em></p>
<p><em>No district should be excluded. No voice should be suppressed. No mandate should be diminished.</em></p>
<p><em>My commitment to the people of Kogi Central, Kogi State, and Nigeria is unwavering. I will not retreat. I will not be intimidated. And I will not allow my constituents to be sidelined.</em></p>
<p><em>Senator Natasha H Akpoti Uduaghan </em><br />
<em>Kogi Central</em></p>

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