The senate has rejected a motion
seeking to discuss the Democracy Day speech of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The motion was sponsored by
Istifanus Gyang, senator representing Plateau north.
While moving the motion on
Thursday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator explained that he was
drawing the attention of his colleagues to the speech because of the “interest
it has generated.”
“Order 52 of our rules says
notice shall not be dispensed in the case of a motion or in respect of any
other proceeding for which notice is required except with the consent of the
president of the senate and the general assent of the senate,” he said.
“This speech is already in the
public domain. I am asking that in view of the interest it has generated.”
At this point, Senate President
Ahmad Lawan cut him short.
Lawan said he would have to seek
the leave of the senators before the matter could be entertained.
But the motion was rejected when
the senate president put it to a voice vote.
During his speech on Wednesday at
the Eagle Square, Buhari gave a wrong date on when he was reelected intooffice.
The president also gave wrong
figures on Nigeria’s GDP growth projection for 2019.
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