The Nigerian Senate was thrown into chaos on Tuesday when the Chief Whip, Ali Ndume walked out of the Chamber after he was ruled out of order by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
Ndume, during Tuesday’s plenary had raised a point of order in protest against how Akpabio was handling the affairs of the upper chamber, which were against the rules.
The Senate Chief Whip was reported to have cited order 54 of the Senate Standing Orders and raised a point of order but the Senate President ruled him out of order.
Ndume raised point of order on some fundamental errors made by the President of the Senate , Godswill Akpabio in presiding over the affairs of the Senate.
The error referred to by Senator Ndume, a lawmaker from Borno, was a motion moved by Senator Summaila Kawu ( NNPP Kano South ), for a debate on the need to re-open the Nigeria – Niger Border and he did not mention the title of his motion.
Senator Ndume raised a point of order 51 of the Senate standing rules and requested the Senate President to allow for correction of any error made or observed in plenary .
But Senator Akpabio interrupted him and said the matter already raised can not be revisited and consequently ruled the Chief Whip out of order.
A attempt by senator Sunday Karimi ( APC Kogi West ) to sustain senator Ndume’s line of arguement through another point of order was also switly ruled out of order by Senate President , Godswill Akpabio.
This clearly did not go down well with Ndume who immediately walked out of the Senate Chambers in protest against the action of the Senate President.
He said: “Mr. President there are some things we do in this chamber that are against the rules. Sir, nobody is too big to learn.”
Akpabio had hardly allowed Ndume to end his speech when he ruled him out of order.
A visibly enraged Ndume then walked out of the chamber and went straight to his office.
In an attempt to salvage the situation, Senators hurriedly went into closed door.
The Chief Whip was just settling down when he received a call from a colleague to return to the chamber for an executive session.
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