On Tuesday, a dramatic showdown erupted among Senators during the inaugural plenary session in the freshly renovated red chamber, as heated debates over seating arrangements.
The plenary had started around 11 a.m., and immediately after the procession, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, read out announcements, specifically the names of the lawmakers who had celebrated their birthdays while the Senate was on break.
However, Senator Sahabi Yau (APC, Zamfara North) started to raise his voice at the Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central), while he in turn pointed his finger at Yau as if giving him a stern warning.
Immediately, Danjuma Goje (APC, Gombe Central) joined his colleague Yau in shouting at Bamidele and the chairman, of Senate Services, Sunday Karimi (APC, Kogi West), who was in charge of the seating arrangements.
According to a report by PUNCH, the fight was triggered by the seating arrangement in the newly renovated hallowed chamber.
Some ranking Senators were said to have been angry at the seats allocated to them in the front row on the last right side of the aisle.
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.
After the Senate President read his welcome-back speech, the Senate leader, moved that the Senate be resolved into a closed-door session.
The Senate after that, at about 12:05 p.m., resolved into an executive session.
