Senate Chief Whip Ndume storms out of plenary after Akpabio ruled him out of order

Chief Whip of Senate, Sen.Ali Ndume on Tuesday left the plenary, after President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio ruled him out of order.

Mr Ndume had raised some extent of order citing Order 54 of Senate rule, saying that it was the accountability of the Chief Whip to remind and guild Senate on process and processes of plenary.

Mr Ndume by means of the order tried to attract the eye of the Senate President to issues regarding proceedings of Senate.

But President of Senate, shortly after listening to Ndume’s level of order stated the part quoted by Mr Ndume was not the identical with the content material of Order 54 cited.

Akpabio consequently ruled him out of order.

At this level, Mr Ndume left the plenary and went to his workplace, as Senate President known as for a closed session.

However, Mr Ndume on receiving a name from a colleague that the Senate resolved into shut session returned again to affix proceedings within the closed session.
NAN

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