Menu Tori Logo Tori Search Button Drama In Senate As Senator Goje Protests Akpabio’s ‘Halt’ Of Proceedings Posted by Samuel on Tue 02nd Dec, 2025 – tori.ng Share this news: Facebook Twitter Goodle LinkedIn Email Akpabio arrived in the chamber around 12:10 p.m. while plenary, presided over by Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, was already in progress. Godswill Akpabio A mild drama unfolded in the Senate on Tuesday when Senate President Godswill Akpabio briefly suspended proceedings to hold a private meeting with a group of lawmakers, prompting sharp objections from Senator Danjuma Goje (APC-Gombe Central). Akpabio arrived in the chamber around 12:10 p.m. while plenary, presided over by Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, was already in progress. He smoothly took over as senators considered scheduled bills. Barely ten minutes later, the Senate President summoned the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, to his seat for a private consultation. Soon, other senators—including Asuquo Ekpenyong (Cross River South), Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Jimoh Ibrahim (Ondo South), Titus Zam (Benue North-West), and Barau Jibrin gathered around his chair. The discussions, which lasted over 40 minutes, brought the plenary to a halt. Many senators left their seats to chat among themselves, while others engaged in side conversations, leaving the chamber noisy and disorganised. Dissatisfied with the disruption, Goje raised a point of order, warning that prolonged private consultations during an active session violated Senate procedure. He cited Order 55 of the Senate Standing Rules, which prohibits interruptions to ongoing proceedings, insisting that such discussions should be held outside the chamber. “Interaction is not allowed. What is happening now is unparliamentary,” Goje said. “You should have taken this meeting outside. Everything is at a standstill; this is not our actual business. “We should go on recess; when we are ready, we can return and meet you.” Responding, Akpabio explained that he had invited the senators for a brief consultation on an urgent assignment scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Presidential Villa. “Everybody you see here was invited by the chair for a brief discussion in continuation of today’s sitting and in line with the order you’ve just read, whether or not we should proceed in view of a very urgent assignment at the Villa,” he said. Akpabio then asked Goje to approach the chair and join the discussion, an invitation the former governor declined. “I don’t want to be part of it,” Goje replied. 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