The Nation Newspaper UPDATED: Senate in emergency closed session as Ndume stages walkout of plenary
The closed session followed a walkout of the chambers by the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume, after the Senate President Godswill Akpabio ruled him out of order.He drew the attention of the Senate President to his handling of affairs in the chambers which he said were not in consonance with the rules.
Upon the action of the Senate President, Ndume who was visibly angry packed files papers on his desk and stormed out of the Chamber straight to his office. He said but for the vigilance and smartness of the Senate President who decided to read the order aloud, Ndume would have made his intended contribution citing the wrong order.
“The Senator really wanted to contribute but the order he cited did not avail him the chance to keep on talking and then the Presiding Officer, the Senate President had to rule him out of order.
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