Ndudi Elumelu, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday raised a point of order during plenary to protest the leaking roof of the National Assembly complex.
Mr Elumelu says the situation is dangerous to lawmakers’ safety.
Marshaling his argument, Mr Elumelu pointed out to the House the danger inherent in coming to plenary to make laws under a leaking roof.
”Our chamber is leaking. While coming into the chamber this morning, we noticed the cleaner making frantic effort to scoop the water.
“This is dangerous to our day to day lawmaking, we cannot be representing our people and speaking for them under a leaking roof,” he said.
Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila said that Mr Elumelu’s point of order was noted, saying, “this is very important to us.”
Leaks from the roof of the national assembly building had before now disrupted plenary sessions.
The incident which followed a downpour, occurred at the ‘White House’, the portion of the parliament building housing both upper and lower legislative chambers.
Many lawmakers were stranded for some minutes before the rain subsided.
The lobby of the national monument became impassable while cleaners were immediately mobilised to clear the pool of water.
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