Senate back in session with another mace in place

The Senate has resumed plenary after coming out of a closed door session where the earlier incident of forceful removal of the mace was deliberated upon.

The session is holding with a mace, the official symbol of authority in place, and Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, presiding.

Although there is a mace in place, the Senate in a statement Sen. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs said it has “mandated the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Idris Kpotum Ibrahim and Director General of the State Security Services (SSS), Mallam Lawan Daura, to retrieve the mace stolen by the hoodlums within 24 hours”.

When Ripples Nigeria called the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, to the Senate President, Yusuf Olaniyonu to clarify if there were more than one mace, he retorted “must there be only one mace?”.

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Some persons, suspected to be thugs working for suspended Sen Ovie Omo-Agege from Delta State on Wednesday morning stormed the floor of the Senate and made away with the mace.

Reacting, the Senate vowed that it will get to the roots of what it described as “this sad assault on democracy and an obvious act of treason which the seizure of the mace by some armed hodlums represents”.

According to Andullahi, “the hoodlums severely attacked some members of staff of the National Assembly, particularly the Sergeant-at-Arms on Chamber duties”.

Some House of Representives members led by Deputy Speaker. Hon. Yusuf Lasun, were in the Senate chambers on solidarity visits.

“We are determined to conclude all matters slated on the Order Paper for today, even if it means us sitting until 6pm”, said Ekweremadu.





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