Breaking: Senate Forced Into Closed-Door Session, Ndume Stages Walkout From Plenary
- The sack of Senator Elisha Abbo has led to a major difference among Senate bigwigs within a short time
- While the aggrieved lawmaker is insisting that the Senate president, Godswill Akpabio, is behind his travails, others are calling for his sack
- Surprisingly, Senator Ali Ndume and Akpabio had a major disagreement during the Tuesday plenary.
- This led to his decision to leave the meeting, resulting in fresh drama at the Red chambers
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FCT, Abuja - On Tuesday, October 17, the Senate president, Godswill Akpabio, called for an emergency session of the Senate during the plenary.
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What transpired between Senate President Akpabio and Senator Ali Ndume
This was due to a walkout of the chambers by the chief whip of the Senate, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, after Akpabio ruled him out of order, The Nation reported.
Ndume had cited order 54 of the Senate Standing Orders as he raised a point of order.
The aggrieved lawmaker drew Akpabio's attention to his handling of affairs in the chambers, which he said were not in consonance with the rules of the National Assembly.
Ndume said:
“Mr. President, there are some things we do in this chamber that are against the rules. Sir, nobody is too big to learn….”
At this point, Akpabio interjected and called for a copy of the Standing Orders.
He then proceeded to read order 54 and said it did not support the point Ndume submitted. He thereafter ruled him out of order.
Senate enters into a closed-door session
Upon the action of the Senate President, Ndume, who was angry, packed his papers on his desk, stormed out of the Chamber and went straight to his office.
The chief whip was just settling down when he received a call from a colleague to return to the chamber for an executive session, This Day reported.
The executive session was still ongoing as of the time of filing this report.
Senate President Akpabio told to resign after Senator Abbo’s allegation
Meanwhile, the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) United States of America (USA) has demanded the resignation of Senator Akpabio due to his inadequate management of the upper chamber's affairs.
This call was made by Mr. Lloyd Ukwu, Esq., the executive director of NADECO USA, in a statement released to the press in Abuja on Tuesday, October 17.
Ukwu urged senators to promptly initiate impeachment proceedings against Akpabio, citing his actions as detrimental to the Senate's reputation and democratic governance in Nigeria.
Sacked APC senator Abbo points fingers at Akpabio
Legit.ng reported earlier that Elisha Abbo, the sacked senator representing Adamawa North senatorial district, accused Godswill Akpabio as the brain behind his loss at the appeal court on Monday, October 16.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Abbo's election was voided by the appeal court sitting in Abuja, and he was subsequently removed from office.
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