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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Thursday expressed anger over her alleged sidelining from activities at the Senate.<\/p>\n

Speaking bitterly at the floor of the Senate during the budget defence of the Committee on Women Affairs, Natasha accused the Committee Chairman, Ireti Kingibe, of sidelining her from certain committee activities.<\/p>\n

She questioned the lack of unity and coordination among female senators regarding a significant global women\u2019s event, highlighting her alienation from the process.<\/p>\n

The lawmaker noted the limited female representation in the Senate, raising a concern regarding an invitation to attend the UN\u2019s Commission on the State of Women, CSW, event in New York.<\/p>\n

According to the senator, she was informed of the invitation and was told to provide her passport for processing.<\/p>\n

She said despite responding within three hours, she was later told by the Ministry of Women Affairs that she could no longer attend due to a late response.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was only informed about the event yesterday at 1:00 pm, and I immediately responded with my passport. Despite my prompt response, I was subsequently told that I responded too late and would not be attending.<\/p>\n

\u201cI should not be treated differently from other women, especially concerning an event focused on the betterment of women,\u201d Natasha said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Thursday expressed anger over her alleged sidelining from activities at the Senate. Speaking bitterly at the floor of the Senate during the budget defence of the Committee on Women Affairs, Natasha accused the Committee Chairman, Ireti Kingibe, of sidelining her from certain committee […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":196236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-196237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"\nTension at Senate Over Natasha's Allegations of Sidelining - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Thursday expressed anger over her alleged sid ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tension-at-senate-over-natashas-allegations-of-sidelining\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tension at Senate Over Natasha's Allegations of Sidelining\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Thursday expressed anger over her alleged sid ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tension-at-senate-over-natashas-allegations-of-sidelining\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-26T10:29:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-26T11:33:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/sm_1772105593.545312.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"888\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tension-at-senate-over-natashas-allegations-of-sidelining#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tension-at-senate-over-natashas-allegations-of-sidelining\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Tension at Senate Over Natasha’s Allegations of Sidelining\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-26T10:29:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-26T11:33:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tension-at-senate-over-natashas-allegations-of-sidelining\"},\"wordCount\":233,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tension-at-senate-over-natashas-allegations-of-sidelining#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/sm_1772105593.545312.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tension-at-senate-over-natashas-allegations-of-sidelining#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tension-at-senate-over-natashas-allegations-of-sidelining\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tension-at-senate-over-natashas-allegations-of-sidelining\",\"name\":\"Tension at Senate Over Natasha's Allegations of Sidelining - 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