President of
the Senate, Bukola Saraki, at the plenary on Wednesday threatened to send out
lawmakers making noise during the session.
He noted
that the noise from senators who were talking while the plenary was ongoing,
was disturbing the process.
Saraki, who
was angered by the development, urged senators who had personal issues to
discuss to proceed to the coffee room if they would not observe the rule of the
chamber to keep quiet during plenary.
The Senate
President’s threat followed a point of order raised by Senator Jubrin Barau on
the lack of decorum in the chamber while Senator Baba Kaka Garbai was making
his presentation.
Barau cited
Orders 9 and 10, which mandate senators to maintain decorum when in session.
Saraki, in
his remarks, called on the senators to respect the rules of the plenary.
He said,
“Distinguished colleagues, the noise in the chamber is too much. Those who have
issues to discuss should go to the coffee room and allow others to contribute
so that we will not be forced to walk you out of the chamber.”
After making
the general comment, Saraki particularly called on Senator Kabiru Marafa to
either go to the coffee room or keep quiet if he did not want to be part of the
plenary.
“Senator
Marafa, if you do not want to contribute, you should go to the coffee room and
allow others to make contributions,” he said.
Saraki had,
earlier at the plenary, complained about the increasing noise in the chamber.
“On several
occasions, he had to hit the gavel to get the attention of his colleagues
during the session.
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