Drama in House of Reps as Gbajabiamila Suspends Plenary

Plenary at the House of Representatives turned rowdy on Wednesday.

The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamilia, had he said received a letter from opposition members, which he was about to read to the lawmakers.

A member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Kingsley Chinda, however, raise a point of order but the Speaker ruled him out of order.

The development turned the session into rowdiness, with several PDP lawmakers protesting against the planned announcement.

The sergeants-at-arms moved to protect the mace while Gbajabiamila, in the heat of the controversy, adjourned the plenary.

Factions of the PDP caucus in the House have presented parallel principal officers.

A faction claims that the letter Gbajabiamila was about to read did not come from the PDP.

The Speaker was guarded out of the chamber amid cheers and jeers.

More to come…

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