Some workers at the national
assembly created a scene on Monday, after Biodun Olujimi, senator representing
Ekiti south, allegedly asked her aide to assault a member of the Parliamentary
Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN).
The lawmaker was reportedly irked
by the decision of the PASAN member to ride in an elevator with her.
The senator was on her way to the
public hearing of the senate committee on petroleum downstream, investigating
the N5 trillion subsidy payment to the Nigerian National Petroleum Commission
(NNPC).
Olujimi allegedly ordered her
aide to slap the official. The national assembly staff immediately told members
of PASAN who were holding a congress on the second floor of the new wing of the
senate.
This caused an outrage as his
colleagues stormed out of the congress in a bid to attack the lawmaker, who was
scuttled to safety by her security guards.
“From today, I will start
entering lift with senators. No senator will ever push me out,” a national
assembly staff said in anger.
It was learnt that the
parliamentary staff were holding the congress to embark on a strike.
Speaking with journalists after
the incident, Olujimi vowed to take the matter up with the police.
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ReplyDeleteIs there any law prohibiting staff of the National Assembly from using the same facilities with the political office holders like senators? Has senator olujimi forgotten that she has only 4 years to use in the national assembly? This is an embarrassment to this country and the senator should be make to face the penalty for her arrogant action..
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