The 2 lawmakers clashed on what can be the probably final result of the Senate debate on the state of emergency declaration in Rivers State even when the matter was but to be mentioned by the lawmakers.
There was a heated argument between Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the Senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, on Thursday, March 20, forward of the controversy on the state of emergency declared in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu.
The 2 lawmakers clashed on what can be the probably final result of the Senate debate on the state of emergency declaration in Rivers State even when the matter was but to be mentioned by the lawmakers.
Akpabio accused Dickson of preempting the Senate throughout his speech throughout a TV interview on the happenings in Rivers State.
The previous Bayelsa State Governor, nonetheless, stated he expects there ought to be mutual respect among the many senators as he solely wished to attract a degree of order on what the Senate course of ought to be in addressing the matter.
The lawmakers thereafter proceeded to a closed-door session.
The conflict follows an analogous expertise within the Home of Representatives on Thursday when a rep member, Obi Aguocha, demanded a head rely of members current within the session to make sure that two-thirds essential to kind a quorum have been current within the Home.
Nevertheless, the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, dominated that the attendance register can be used as a substitute of going for a head rely.
Aguocha’s level of order prompted a rowdy session as lawmakers started shouting and interesting in heated exchanges. The Speaker struggled to regain management, urging the members to relax. The disruption continued for a number of moments, with the environment rising more and more tense.
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“I watched you on Tv” Senators Seriake Dickson & Godswill Akpabio conflict on Senate flooring earlier than closed session on President Tinubu’s state of emergency declaration #NigerianPolitics pic.twitter.com/Gi1KMSqJzD
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