Nigeria, March 4 -- The sanctity of the Nigerian Senate has again been called to question. Power-play has replaced serious legislative business. For an institution that was created to serve as a constitutional shrine for the high priests of legislative politicking, the demystification of the Senate is a worrisome development.

Since the constitutional reconstitution of the Senate in 1999, following the return of democracy, it has been one scandal after the other. From the orchestrated humongous amount demanded for furniture by the lawmakers in 1999, to the rumoured payments for anticipated contract awards, the Nigerian Senate has been turned into a theatre of political absurdity.

Some of us knew it would come to this the moment we notice...