Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- There was a mild drama in the Senate chamber on Tuesday after the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, briefly halted plenary to hold a private discussion with some senators at his seat.

Mr Akpabio entered the chamber at about 12:10 p.m., while plenary, presided over by the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, was already in progress. He took over proceedings during the presentation of scheduled bills.

However, about 10 minutes after assuming control, he summoned the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, to his chair for a discussion.

Shortly after Mr Bamidele approached, several other senators including Asuquo Ekpenyong (Cross-River South), Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Jimoh Ibrahim (Ondo South), Titus Zam (Benue North...