Fresh tensions are brewing within the Senate as lawmakers prepare to reconvene on Tuesday amid indications that the upper chamber may commence a formal probe into allegations made by Senator Adams Oshiomhole regarding the controversial suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
Multiple sources within the National Assembly told our correspondent that the issue is expected to feature prominently when senators return for an emergency plenary session convened by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
The development follows claims by Oshiomhole that signatures of some senators were either improperly attached to or appeared on the report that recommended Akpoti-Uduaghan’s six-month suspension, a position he later clarified, insisting that he never alleged that lawmakers’ signatures were forged.
Despite the clarification, sources disclosed that several high-ranking senators were unhappy with the controversy generated by the remarks and were pushing for the Senate to take an official position on the matter.
One of the sources said the emergency session called by the Senate President may provide an opportunity for the chamber to address the controversy and determine its next course of action.
