On Monday, the Senate was thrown into a rowdy session following a motion for the suspension of the ministerial screening of Festus Keyamo, a ministerial nominee from Delta State.
Darlington Nwokocha, the Senator representing Abia Central Senatorial, moved the motion, accusing Keyamo of disrespecting the 9th National Assembly and tagging them as corrupt.
Nwokocha’s motion was seconded by his colleague from Abia-South Senatorial District, Enyinnaya Abaribe.
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, thereafter subjected the motion to a voice vote, but the lawmakers were divided on the matter, with rowdiness erupting in the session.
Amidst heated arguments amongst the lawmakers, Akpabio rose to his feet, announcing that the Senate would enter a closed session.
Keyamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), was a former Minister of State for Labour and Productivity under the then administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari.
