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The suspended Kogi Central senator, Natasha Akpoti-Udaughan, and the senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Sunday Karimi, traded words on Sunday.
In a statement on Sunday, Karimi, an All Progressives Congress lawmaker, had justified Natasha’s suspension from the Senate, describing the incident leading to her suspension as embarrassing.
But in a swift reaction, Natasha said Karimi’s statement justified the need to subject lawmakers to drug tests.
Karimi, in his statement, posited that the action of the Kogi Central lawmaker had vindicated former Governor Yahaya Bello following the earlier fears he raised about her coming to the Red Chamber.
He expressed his disappointment in a press statement made available to journalists.
While recalling that she snubbed his entreaties and appeals to resolve the matter, Karimi regretted that Akpoti-Udaughan brought disgrace…