JUST IN: Nigerian Senators fight over seats in newly renovated chamber
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Amidst the highly anticipated return to its renovated chamber, the Nigerian Senate found itself enmeshed in a tumultuous session marked by a heated argument over seating arrangements.
The commotion started when Senators Danjuma Goje and Sahabi Yau, representing Gombe Central and Zamfara North respectively, expressed disapproval over their assigned seats, raising objections to the seating arrangement dictated by the chamber’s standing rules.
As Senate President Godswill Akpabio commenced proceedings, tensions escalated among the senators, with Goje and Yau adamant about their desire for more prominent seating positions.
The Senate President eventually told them to approach the chair one after the other but Yau didn’t oblige him.
The rowdy session lasted for about 20 minutes as senators bickered.
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After the Senate President read his welcome-back speech, the Senate leader, moved that the Senate resolved into a closed-door session.
The Senate after that, 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 allow for the completion of the chamber which had been under renovation since 2022.
