A Senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District, Darlington Nwokocha, on Monday, moved a motion for the suspension of the ministerial screening of a ministerial nominee from Delta State, Festus Keyamo.
Enyinnaya Abaribe, a senator representing Abia-South Senatorial District, seconded Nwokocha’s proposal.
Following that, Senate President Godswill Akpabio put the proposal to a voice vote, but legislators were divided on the issue.
The red chamber immediately erupted into a rowdy session.
Nwokocha has accused Keyamo of insulting the 9th National Assembly and accusing it of corruption.
Keyamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), was a former Minister of State for Labour and Productivity under the then administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari.