Saraki conducts Senate proceedings despite alleged lack of quorum
proceedings of the upper legislative chamber despite supposed lack of
quorum as required by Order 10 of Senate rules.
Amidst the scanty presence of senators and as the order paper was
being observed, Senator Adamu Aliero drew the Senate President's
attention to the development, saying it was an embarrassment that
there was no quorum.
Aliero said, "Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, I want to raise
Order 10 to draw your attention that I have just signed up attendance
register as number 25.
"It means we have not formed a quorum of 38 Senators and it is an
embarrassment for us to continue sitting."
However, the Senate President insisted that they were 39 already,
saying that the Clerk of the Senate should check the register.
DAILY POST recalls that the Senate plenary was suspended for a week
due to the lack of quorum last week.
The Senate President however attributed the poor attendance of plenary
by Senators to oversight functions, adding that the electioneering
which has been lifted by the Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC, might be responsible as well.
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