Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Wednesday walked out of a meeting of the Senate Committee on Mines and Steel Development after a verbal exchange with the committee's chairman, Patrick Ndubueze, who represents Imo North Senatorial District.

The disagreement centred on the challenges facing the moribund Ajaokuta Steel Company. The company is located in her senatorial district.

The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, had appeared before the committee to present his ministry's budget proposal. However, disagreement occurred towards the end of the meeting, which lasted over three hours, when Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan attempted to ask questions regarding the state of Ajaokuta Steel Company.

As she beg...