Senate Don Scatter With Protests Over Electoral Act Committee

Abeg, make I tell you wetin happen for Senate recently wey carry wahala come.

Dem Ssenators no gree hold back as dem protest like say dem dey for football match, when dem hear say two important chairmen no dey for the new Electoral Act harmonisation committee. E find me say market don scatter, as dem just pass the Electoral Act (Amendment) wey dem dey wahala about before.

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, just dey announce the members of the committee, and no be small tin, dem forget Senator Niyi Adegbonmire, wey dey represent Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, and Senator Simon Lalong, wey dey handle Electoral Matters and INEC. Chai! Na there wahala start, as many lawmakers begin shout, dey vex say this one no follow as normal.

One of the lawmakers wey no fit hide him mind be Senator Ali Ndume, he talk am clear say e no dey make sense to form committee wey go dey talk about electoral issues without those two men. E no sweet at all. Senator Abdul Ningi from Bauchi and Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong from Cross River South join body come dey put mouth for matter, everybody dey gree say this one no be correct.

As the shouting dey increase, Senator Lalong come dey try to play cool, say e no wan follow any fight. E dey carry body like say him no dey interested, but the gists no gree stop.

Akpabio, de try calm the koko, e dey show sign say e no too happy with how senators dey misbehave. E talk say, “No reason to dey shout.” After plenty gists, wahala don finally cool down, and dem finally gree say make Adegbonmire and Lalong join the committee.

Now, Adegbonmire go be the head of the harmonisation committee. Other members wey go join am na Senator Tahir Monguno, Adamu Aliero, Orji Kalu, Abba Moro, Asuquo Ekpeyong, Aminu Abbas, Tokunbo Abiru, and of course, Senator Lalong go dey there too.

This committee go team up with the one for House of Representatives to sort out wetin dey cause gbege for the amendment bill. This electoral reform matter go still dey hot, as dem dey prepare for final legislative action.