Senate removes Akpoti-Uduaghan as Diaspora Committee chair despite court-ordered reinstatement

From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja

In a dramatic escalation of the battle between the Senate leadership and Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Red Chamber on Thursday, July 10, removed the embattled lawmaker as chairman of its Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations.

This move comes barely a week after a Federal High Court ordered her reinstatement.

Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended in March for…