Uproar in Senate over voting of presiding officers

There was an uproar in the Senate on Tuesday over the method to be adopted for the election of principal officers of the Ninth Assembly.

The Clerk of the Senate, Mohammed Sani, after reading President Muhammadu Buhari’s proclamation letter to members of the Senate, announced that open ballot will be used for voting exercise.

This led to an uproar as Senators opposing the use of the open ballot engaged those in support of the method in a shouting match.