Abuja, Nigeria – Na wah! Na so Senate waka enter wahala again as dem don remove Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as Chairperson for the Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations. Dis gist come from Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Thursday plenary. E talk say, ‘We don change committee chairmanship. Aniekan Bassey dey carry the load now.’
For those wey no sabi, this committee na dem wey dey monitor Nigerians wey dey abroad and NGOs wey dey support dem for home. Dem dey handle home remittances and also dey help connect local authorities with our brothers and sisters abroad (we dey hope say dem go do better).
But wetin make Natasha face this kind drama? As e be, dem don reassign her to this committee since February 4 after dem remove her from being Chair of the Senate Committee on Local Content. Na this new position no sweet am as she and Akpabio begin follow for the Senate chamber, dey fight over seat arrangement like children for playground.
As if sey na small matter, on March 6, Natasha come burst out come accuse Akpabio of sexual harassment and abuse of office. You fit imagine the ogbonge commotion wey follow? But hold on, no be there e end o! A Federal High Court even order the Senate to call her back last week, but the Senate no wan hear word. Dem talk sey dem never receive the Certified True Copy of the court judgment.
As e be now, people dey wonder if dis wahala go ever finish. As for Natasha, she dey represent Kogi Central Senatorial District and she’s not taking this lightly. This nor be only about committee chairmanship; na huge political drama wey dey unfold.
So we go dey watch how wetin go happen next. We no say politics for Naija be like big palm wine party, everybody dey look for wetin go favor dem. But for now, Aniekan Bassey dey take over the reins. Make we see wetin go come next – as the Senate go turn again.
