There was drama on Monday at the new wing of the Senate complex in Abuja after a National Assembly official physically assaulted the senate deputy minority whip, Abiodun Olujimi.
The incident happened shortly before the commencement of a public hearing of the committee on petroleum (downstream).
Trouble started when an official of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) rode in the same elevator with the lawmaker, it was learnt.
Lifts in the assembly are installed in pairs, one reserved for lawmakers (Senators and House of Representatives members), and another for other users.
The senator was on her way to the petroleum committee public hearing while the PASAN member, who was not immediately identified, was to attend a meeting of his association.
The PASAN meeting was in preparation for a strike which the association is about to commence, it was gathered.
A witness said when the lawmaker saw the PASAN staff in the elevator reserved for lawmakers, she demanded to know why he used the same lift with her.
The witness said the lawmaker directed her aide to “slap” the legislative official, who immediately responded in kind.
The PASAN staff however slapped the senator and not her aide.
Source:Premium Times
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