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There was a pandemonium on Tuesday when the House of Representatives Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development and Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, the Minister of Women Affairs, engaged in a heated confrontation. The committee had invited the minister to answer to allegations of corruption, especially the alleged diversion of N1.5 billion meant for contractor payments. The contractors had petitioned the committee, chaired by Kafilat Ogbara, decrying non-payment for executed contracts. The session quickly surged into a shouting match, with both sides exchanging accusations. The committee chairper…

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