Akpabio confirms PREMIUM TIMES report, speaks on habitual lateness to chamber, delay in convening plenaries
Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has confirmed the PREMIUM TIMES report that he delays the commencement of the plenary sessions of the Senate because of his habitual lateness to the chamber.
This newspaper reported how Mr Akpabio continuously disregarded legislative timing mandated by the Senate rules for the commencement of plenaries.
Rule 8 sub-section (2) of the Senate Standing Rule (as amended) mandated that plenary should commence by 10 a.m. on every legislative day.
But a review of the votes and proceedings of the plenaries indicated that since Mr Akpabio became the senate president in June last year, none of the sittings had met the time requirement mandated by the senate rules.
Mr Akpabio, in a state...
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