9TH ASSEMBLY INAUGURATION: DRAMA AS SENATORS-ELECT ENGAGE IN ‘SHOUTING MATCH’ OVER STANDING ORDER(videos)
Joseph Omoniyi
An argument ensued among senators-elect on the process to adopt in voting during the ongoing inauguration of the 9th Assembly in Abuja.
Some of the senators were pushing for a secret ballot, while others want the option of an open ballot.
“There’s an order from the court that it should be an open ballot,” said a senator-elect but the clerk said he did not receive any court order on that.
The inauguration has however resumed with the roll call of of all the senators-elect.
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