The senate is currently in a rowdy session over a motion seeking to step down the screening of Festus Keyamo as miniterial nominee, Igbere TV reports.
Darlington Nwokocha representing Abia central, moved a motion on Monday when Keyamo appeared before the lawmakers.
Darlington Nwokocha (Abia Central) raised a point of order relying on Section 88 of the Constitution and moved a motion asking the Senate to step down the screening of Mr Keyamo on the ground that he ignored the invitation of the National Assembly in 2020 when he was minister to explain the issue of public.
Enyinnaya Abaribe (APGA, Abia South) seconded the motion. This nominee rejected the summons of both the House of Representatives and the Senate pending when this National Assembly has that right to summon a minister and further enquiries made.
Senate is in rowdy session over the motion on the suspension of the nomination of Mr Keyamo’s screening. Some are shouting yes while others are shooting no after Mr Akpabio put the motion to vote.
Some of the senators are whispering in the ear of the senate president while others are standing up protesting that the nomination of Mr Keyamo be suspended.
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio stood up from sit and cited Order 62 of the Senate allowing all the senators to calm down. When the senators were calm, the Senate President said a lot of things were considered before nomination of Mr Keyamo.
The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, moved a motion that the Senate moved into a closed session and seconded by the Minority Leader, Simon Mwadkwom.
At 2:00 p.m, the Senate President directed that the Senate should go into closed-door session and ordered Mr Keyamo to step out of the chamber.
