{"id":151540,"date":"2025-02-20T12:13:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T11:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/breaking-senator-natasha-grounds-plenary-over-seating-arrangement"},"modified":"2025-02-20T23:41:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T22:41:42","slug":"breaking-senator-natasha-grounds-plenary-over-seating-arrangement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/breaking-senator-natasha-grounds-plenary-over-seating-arrangement","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Senator Natasha grounds plenary over seating arrangement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Thursday grounded the plenary over her seat that was changed without her consent.<\/p>\n<p>The plenary which was being presided by the Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio, was midway into proceedings when the Chief Whip, Senator Mohammed Ali Monguno raised a point of order.<\/p>\n<p>Monguno drew the attention of the Senate President to \u201cSenator Akpoti-Uduaghan\u2019s improper seating position of the lawmaker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Monguno, had hardly concluded a point of order before Natasha engaged in a shouting melee before she was surrounded by the Sergeant-AtArms in a bid to excuse her from the plenary.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the confusion, the Senate President\u2019s attempt to calm nerves was bluffed as the female lawmaker insisted to know, \u201creasons why her seat was changed without her consent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The chaos was controlled after the public address systems were shut and normalcy was restored afterwards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Thursday grounded the plenary over her seat that was changed without her consent. The plenary which was being presided by the Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio, was midway into proceedings when the Chief Whip, Senator Mohammed Ali Monguno raised a point of order. 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