The Senate has protested against the siege laid by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and men of the Nigeria Police to the Abuja residence of Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, and as a result have resolved to proceed on annual eight-week recess which was scheduled to start on Thursday.
The move came after Senator Chukwuka Utazi read a point of order urging the Senate to demand that the security operatives be withdrawn and that the lawmakers should proceed on their annual eight-week recess which was scheduled to start on Thursday.
The prayers were unanimously granted.
Lawmakers who spoke on the motion also criticised the APC-led government and security agencies for their alleged clampdown on perceived opponents.
Senator Barnabas Gemade, however, prayed that the lawmakers first adjourn for 30 minutes to allow them to reconvene and adopt the Votes and Proceedings of the Tuesday plenary. It was unanimously granted.
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