Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, failed to appear before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions on Wednesday.
According to The PUNCH, the committee is probing her conduct during a recent plenary session where she clashed with Senate President Godswill Akpabio over seat allocation.
The lawmaker had accused Akpabio of publicly embarrassing her and obstructing her legislative motions and bills.
Tensions escalated when she refused to accept a reassigned seat, prompting the Senate President to deny her the opportunity to speak during the session.
In response to the dispute, the Senate referred the matter to its Ethics Committee for review.
At the committee meeting, Chairman Senator Neda Imasuen (PDP, Edo South) noted her absence, stating, “Senator Natasha was duly invited to this meeting. We hope she will join us as we continue.”
As of the time of reporting, Akpoti-Uduaghan had yet to appear for the hearing.
