There was drama and chaos at the Senate on Monday afternoon mid-way into the screening of Barr. Festus Keyamo, the last ministerial nominee of President Bola Tinubu to appear before the red chamber.
Trouble started when after Keyamo’s presentation, Senator Darlington Nwokocha moved a motion that he be stepped down having refused to appear before the 9th National Assembly to answer questions regarding his activities as then Minister of State for Labour and Employment.
The motion was seconded by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, following which Senate President Godswill Akpabio put the question to the senators but tension flared up as several senators started talking at the same time.
It took effort of Akpabio to restore order, after which the Senate decided to suspend Keyamo’s screening and go into a closed or Executive Session.
