According to Channels Television, Senator Abba Moro, who is the Minority Leader of the Senate, has released a statement regarding the contentious standoff that occurred when Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan refused to comply with the Senate’s sitting arrangements. This statement sheds new light on the events that took place behind closed doors....CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.>>
In an interview with Channels Television’s Hard Copy, Moro emphasised that the Nigerian Senate runs according to stringent internal standards, particularly regarding seating protocols. These rules are supervised by the Senate President, and the Sergeant-at-Arms is responsible for ensure that they are followed.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Through his explanation, he explained that the recent reorganisation of seats was required to maintain order because it was a result of the departure of a few senators.
It is said by Moro that Natasha was not singled out but rather transferred in the same way as other others. However, she stated that she would not comply with the new directive regarding seats.
As the leader of the minority, he took it upon himself to facilitate a de-escalation of the issue by initiating a conversation with both the President of the Senate and Senator Natasha.
“I went to Natasha and told her, ‘Hey, my sister, go to your seat… we will resolve this matter later,'” I remarked. Moro related the story. Nevertheless, her response astonished him. Natasha conveyed to me in a straightforward manner that I have to go and inform those who sent me that she will not be leaving the seat.
Moro, who referred to himself as her leader in the Senate, expressed his concern with her defiance, stating that he found it particularly problematic because it violated the internal regulations of the Senate.
During the COVID-19 period, he was briefly shifted from the PDP part to the management area, and he complied without any protest. He related this to his personal experience during that time period.
In addition to this, he asserted that the significance of respecting due process in the Senate was connected to broader legal issues in his home state of Benue. He stated, “As a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Benue, making laws in this place and my junior ones in the House of Assembly were violating the law, I keep quiet? Absolutely not!
The findings made by Moro brought to light not only the difficulties that existed within the Senate, but also the broader expectations of discipline and order in the conduct of legislative business.
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