Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Friday rebuked Senator Adams Oshiomhole and Senator Patrick Ndubueze during plenary over what he described as a breach of the Senate’s procedural rules while deliberating on a motion.
The exchange occurred on Friday after Oshiomhole sought to include an additional prayer in a motion urging stricter enforcement of compliance with Senate invitations by heads of government agencies.
Presenting his submission, Oshiomhole said, “The committees of the Senate shall, in line with the provision of the Constitution, recommend to the Senate President who shall be obliged, in line with the Constitution, to issue a bench warrant or warrant of arrest on any agency that defaults. I want that to be specifically stated, and it should be done with decorum.”
Interrupting him, Akpabio said, “When you have additional prayers, you don’t go back into debates. That is the rule of the Senate. Any additional prayer, you move.
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