New twist in Akpabio, Ndume’s legislative tango

Despite her role In THE emergence of God's will Akpabio as THE Senate President, Senator Ali Ndume has given "two YELLOW cards" has Akpabio on her alleged leaning For not obey senate standing rules, announcer A new twist In once cordial relationship, AZIMAZI MOMOH JIMOH ReportsCompromise And jump of legislative process In who passed invoices, especially with THE unanimous agreement of senators, East completely unknown has law.

THE of the Senate Standing Ruler, A together of regulations that THE superior bedroom put together In double with THE 1999 Constitution at guide It is legislative procedure, strictly to forbid THE practical. In the middle of controversies generated by THE recent policy faceoff between Senate President God's will Akpabio And of the Senate Chief Whip, Mohammed Ali Ndume, Le Guardian Inquiry revealed that THE strong test was cause by arbitrary DETOUR Since THE ruler. However, Akpabio had insisted that her policy relationship with Ndume East intact, despite fake speculations In a lot quarters.Since It is inauguration on June 13, 2023, THE Led by Akpabio Senate has initiated on 50 invoices SO far, but less that ten to have reached second while reading has attract debate on THE ground. Among those that to have has been debated, just A little to have generated controversies among the legislators And members of THE public. These include THE Bill For A Act has To modify THE National Investment Programs Act 2023; THE other controversial A was A movement on THE closing of THE Nigeria-Niger border. Order 79(1) of THE Standing Ruler dictates that "Each Invoice duty receive three readings previous has It is passage, which readings duty be on different days, unless THE Senate unanimously directed Otherwise And THE President of THE Senate duty give notice has each while reading if he East First of all, second Or third". He means that THE Senate direction can't rushing any of them of these steps has be do In A day Or two without THE consent of all senators here. Before A Invoice East sent Or engaged has A Committee For further legislative process, he pass through several procedures none of which can be compromise For THE other. THE Standing ruler Also listed THE key process, which must be strictly joined has. According to has section 77 of THE Senate Ruler, "Notice of presentation of A Government Bill duty be given by publication of THE provisions propose has be incarnated In such Bill In A issue of THE Official Gazette Or National Assembly Newspaper of which A copy duty to have has been sent has each senator. "Any of them Senator WHO wishes has move For leave has bring A Invoice duty give notice of provisions propose has be incarnated In THE Invoice has THE Clerk, WHO duty cause them has be published In two successive problems of THE Official Gazette Or National Assembly Newspaper And duty send A copy of THE First of all of such problems has each Senator," he added. THE ruler also requires that "A compendium of THE background information and financial consequences duty to accompany each Bill." Also, section 78 (4) States that "A printed copy of THE Bill duty as Soon as possible be sent has each Senator. (5) On received of THE Bill Since THE President of THE Senate, THE Rules And Business Committee duty calendar THE Invoice For THE First of all while reading. (6) On THE short title of THE Bill be read aloud by THE Clerk, THE Bill duty be judge has to have has been read THE First of all time." He declared further that "HAS THE conclusion of THE First of all while reading Or on any of them subsequent scene of A Bill, A day has be appointed by THE Committee on Rules And Business duty be appointed For THE following scene." The faceoff, which began barely 50 days After THE election of Akpabio as President of THE Senate In which Ndume served as Campaign Director General, took observers of events In THE Senate hindsight. THE realization that Ndume denied has be A picture maker has THE chief Beneficiary of her three months campaigns do policy analysts leap has conclusion that serious cracks had emerged In THE camp of Akpabio. But Ndume, WHO served as Senate majority chief In THE 8th Senate, insisted that there was No policy malice In her insistence that due parliamentary procedures be applied In treatment each legislative activity. He explain that What was interpreter has be A to go out was A coincidence between THE time For prayers And THE time he objected has of procedure error In THE Senate bedroom. In A interview, Ndume explain that THE reasoning behind her departure was related has her decision has leave during THE discussion of A subject concerning THE closing of Nigeria borders. He said THE situation arose "When Senator Kawu Sumaila (NNPP, Kano) propose A movement which he said was urgent on closing THE border between Nigeria And Niger. "HAS First of all, he was argued that THE movement was not urgent, but THE president of THE Senate did not to leave (Sumaila) finishing What he research has say. After hear...