The lower chamber of Nigeria’s bicameral National Assembly went out of order on Tuesday morning during a plenary session.
The commotion started after Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus leader, Kingsley Chinda, was ruled out of order by the House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila.
Mr Chinda is said to have prayed that the Twitter ban imposed by the federal government be suspended in the interim. The opposition of the motion, however, stirred uproar as lawmakers and some members of the opposition party staged a walkout.
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The lawmakers later briefed journalists at the press centre. Chinda, the PDP caucus leader who spoke on behalf of the lawmakers said the House will move an official motion tomorrow to that effect.
Though he acknowledged that the motion may as well be rejected by the House, but insist the lawmakers will move the motion notwithstanding.
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