There was mild tension in the Senate on Tuesday when three senators engaged in a heated debate about their seating arrangements, following resumption in the refurbished chambers.
Danjuma Goje from Gombe Central and Sahabi Yau from Zamfara North expressed dissatisfaction with their assigned seats and raised their concerns with Opeyemi Bamidele, the Senate Majority Leader.
Senator Sunday Karimi, representing Kogi West, chairs the Senate Services Committee, which is responsible for seating arrangements.
According to the Senate’s rules, senators are supposed to sit according to their rank. The argument between the senators started during Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s welcome address.
Goje and Yau, seated on the second row on the right side, indicated their displeasure with their seats assigned by the Senate Services Committee.
They argued that they should have been seated on the front row on the far right, opposite the majority leader and deputy senate president.
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VIDEO: Mild drama in Senate over sitting arrangements in new chamber pic.twitter.com/X4XT8Wc1N7
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