Nigerian Senators throw hands over seats in newly renovated chamber
Written by Adeola Ibrahim on April 30, 2024
The resumption of the Senate to plenary on Tuesday was tainted by rowdiness, as senators fought over the seats.
The plenary had started around 11 am with the Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, reading out announcements, especially the names of the lawmakers who had celebrated their birthdays while the Senate was on break.
During the announcement, Senator Sahabi Yau (APC, Zamfara North) began raising his voice at the Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central) while he responded by pointing his finger at Yau as if giving him a stern warning.
As if on cue, Danjuma Goje (APC, Gombe Central piled on and with Yau, continued shouting at Bamidele and the chairman, of Senate Services, Sunday Karimi (APC, Kogi West) who was in charge of the seating arrangements.
In order to restore peace, the Senate President admonished them to approach the chair one after the other but Yau didn’t oblige him
The rowdiness went on for about 20 minutes as these senators continued to bicker and shout at one another.
After the welcome-back speech by the, the Senate leader, moved that the Senate resolved into a closed-door session, and at about 12: 05 pm resolved into an executive session.
The Senate had on March 20, adjourned plenary till April 16, but postponed resumption twice to accommodate for the completion of the ongoing renovations being done on the chamber since 2022.
