Dare Babalola
The embattled senator representing the Kogi West Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been removed as the Senate’s chairman, Committee on Diaspora.
The announcement was made on Thursday during plenary with no official reason given for the change.
Natasha was immediately replaced by Senator Aniekan Bassey, representing Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District.
The change is believed to be connected to her unresolved suspension and the crisis that led to it.
The lawmaker was appointed chair of the Diaspora and NGOs Committee on February 4, 2025, following her earlier removal as Chair of the Senate Committee on Local Content. Her latest removal marks another slight reshuffling within the Senate committee leadership.
