October 17, (THEWILL) – Chief Whip of the Senate, Mohammed Ali Ndume, on Tuesday, staged a walkout of plenary session after Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, ruled him out of order.
Ndume had drawn the attention of the Senate president to his handling of affairs in the chambers, which he said were not in consonance with the rules.
Citing order 54 of the Senate Standing Orders, Ndume said: “Mr President, there are some things we do in this chamber that are against the rules. Sir, nobody is too big to learn….”
He was, however, interjected by Akpabio, who immediately called for a copy of the Standing Orders.
The Senate President, who read order 54, disagreed with Ndume and consequently ruled him out of order.
Upon the action of the Senate President, Ndume packed his files, papers on his desk and stormed out of the Chamber and went straight to his office, a development that forced the red chamber into an emergency closed-door session.
