Nigeria’s Senate on Wednesday was thrown into confusion
after a fight broke out between members.
At some point it tgot physical
as Senator Kabir Marafa from Zamfara State gave his colleague, Senator
Paulinus Igwe Ebonyi state a powerful upper cute punch…
Disappointed Senate President, David Mark, cried out, saying senators
had always resolved their differences politely and not through
fisticuffs.
as Senator Kabir Marafa from Zamfara State gave his colleague, Senator
Paulinus Igwe Ebonyi state a powerful upper cute punch…
Disappointed Senate President, David Mark, cried out, saying senators
had always resolved their differences politely and not through
fisticuffs.
“We are distinguished senators. We have ways of resolving issues not by
boxing. We are elder statesmen; we can do all the talking but we should
never resort to boxing. I want to appeal once more that we suspend the
debate on this (State of the Nation Bill) for today (Wednesday) if
nothing but, because of the way tempers have risen.”The cause of the fight was President Goodluck Jonathan’s State of the Nation Address Bill.
boxing. We are elder statesmen; we can do all the talking but we should
never resort to boxing. I want to appeal once more that we suspend the
debate on this (State of the Nation Bill) for today (Wednesday) if
nothing but, because of the way tempers have risen.”The cause of the fight was President Goodluck Jonathan’s State of the Nation Address Bill.
Some argued that the President had no power under the 1999
Constitution to propose amendments to a bill passed by the National
Assembly. But his friends, however, argued that he could.
President Jonathan, in his amendment proposals, rejected the section
that makes it mandatory for him to present the address before a joint
session of the National Assembly on an annual basis. He chose to rely
on Section 67 of the Constitution, which makes it optional.He also sought an amendment to allow him delegate the responsibility to
the Vice-President, an amendment that the lawmakers rejected.
that makes it mandatory for him to present the address before a joint
session of the National Assembly on an annual basis. He chose to rely
on Section 67 of the Constitution, which makes it optional.He also sought an amendment to allow him delegate the responsibility to
the Vice-President, an amendment that the lawmakers rejected.
Have I told you guys that I hate Nigerian politics? I really do!
See video of the fight HERE
See video of the fight HERE