The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday resumed plenary after coming out of an executive session where the earlier incident of forceful removal of the mace was deliberated upon.
Thugs allegedly loyal to suspended Senator Ovie Omo-Agege had stormed plenary at about 11:15am and took away the official symbol of authority.
A spare mace was brought out after a closed-door meeting for Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu to preside over plenary.
“The Senate has mandated the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Idris Kpotum Ibrahim and Director General of the State Security Services (SSS), Mallam Lawan Daura, to retrieve the mace stolen by the hoodlums within 24 hours,” Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Senator Aliyu Abdullahi, said in a statement.
Vowing to get to the roots of the invasion and seizure of the mace, which he describes as treason, the Senate added: “We are determined to conclude all matters slated on the Order Paper for today, even if it means us sitting until 6pm.”
Meanwhile, some House of Representatives members led by Deputy Speaker Yusuf Lasun visited the Senate chambers on solidarity visits.
