Senator Natasha grounds plenary over sitting arrangement

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, on Thursday grounded the plenary over her seat that was changed without her consent.

The plenary which was being presided by Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, was midway into proceedings when Senator Mohammed Ali Monguno, the Chief Whip, raised a point of order.

Monguno drew the attention of the Senate President to “Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s improper sitting position of the lawmaker.”

Monguno, had hardly concluded a point of order before Natasha engaged in a shouting match before she was surrounded by the Sergeant-At-Arms in a bid to excuse her from the plenary.

Amid the confusion, the Senate President’s attempt to calm nerves was bluffed as the female lawmaker insisted to know, “reasons why her seat was changed without her consent.”

The chaos was controlled after the public address systems were shut and normalcy was restored afterwards.