Obviously uncomfortable with the situation, the member representing Benue South Senatorial District, Abba Moro, cited order 10 of the Senate standing rules to draw the attention of the Senate to the development.
He argued that proceedings should not continue again because the number of senators in the chamber was insignificantly low. The Leader of the Senate, Yahaya Abdullahi, apparently in support of the position of Moro, sought the permission of the President of the Senate to adjourn plenary going by the scanty nature of the chamber.
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