A mild drama unfolded in the Senate on Wednesday as Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Adams Oshiomhole clashed during plenary, barely 24 hours after the upper chamber amended its standing rules on eligibility for presiding offices, Peak Newspaper reports.
The disagreement reportedly began when Akpabio commenced the reading of the Votes and Proceedings from Tuesday’s sitting and Oshiomhole attempted to raise a point of order.
Akpabio, however, reminded the former Edo State governor that under the Senate Standing Orders 2023 (as amended), points of order are not permitted during that stage of proceedings.
The development has sparked fresh conversations about the Senate’s newly tightened leadership rules and the growing tension within the Red Chamber.
