Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, has threatened legal action against the contractor that renovated the National Assembly’s permanent chambers following recurring failures of the microphone system in the Senate.
The Senate President issued the warning during Wednesday’s plenary after several microphones malfunctioned, producing echoes and disrupting proceedings.
Akpabio disclosed that the defective sound system had also caused an embarrassing moment for him and Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, during the opening ceremony of the National Assembly Week held in the House chamber on Tuesday.
“Distinguished colleagues, I hope you are taking note of the fact that our microphones are not working well, because we are going to take action.
“I was at the house of representatives yesterday to represent you at the opening of their National Assembly Week, and in the course of it, myself and the speaker were thoroughly embarrassed.
“The same contractor that handled
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