Senators passed a vote of confidence on
embattled Senate President , Bukola Saraki, at the
resumption of plenary on Tuesday.
briefed on the purpose of the motion .
While Omoworare startled his colleagues, it was
the action of Senator Kabir Marafa ( Zamfara
Central) , who raised a point of order on the
motion while plenary was ongoing on that
brought about a short rowdy session on the floor
of the senate.
Marafa later walked out of the session in
peaceful protest .
To quell the tension in the senate , Ike
Ekweremadu, the senate deputy president ,
apologised on behalf of Marafa , noting that such
action would not repeat itself.
He then thanked the lawmakers for throwing their
weight behind the embattled senate president .
Saraki was docked last week at the Code of
Conduct Tribunal for allegedly falsifying his
assets as governor of Kwara state .
He pleaded not guilty to all 13 charges against
him.
Saraki got the vote of senators after a motion
was moved by Senator David Umaru ( APC Osun
East ) and was seconded by Senator Ahmed
Sani .
Saraki also got the backing of 84 lawmakers.
Umaru and Sani said they decided to show their
support for Saraki because they do not want any
external influence on the 8 th assembly .
But what seemed like a fairy tale with an happy
ending then took another turn when Senator
Babajide Omoworare ( APC - Osun East ) who had
initially endorsed Saraki asked that his name be
struck out , claiming that he was not properly briefed on the purpose of the motion .
While Omoworare startled his colleagues, it was
the action of Senator Kabir Marafa ( Zamfara
Central) , who raised a point of order on the
motion while plenary was ongoing on that
brought about a short rowdy session on the floor
of the senate.
Marafa later walked out of the session in
peaceful protest .
To quell the tension in the senate , Ike
Ekweremadu, the senate deputy president ,
apologised on behalf of Marafa , noting that such
action would not repeat itself.
He then thanked the lawmakers for throwing their
weight behind the embattled senate president .
Saraki was docked last week at the Code of
Conduct Tribunal for allegedly falsifying his
assets as governor of Kwara state .
He pleaded not guilty to all 13 charges against
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