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March 20, 2019
The Senate on Wednesday went into a rowdy sessionfollowing a motion moved by Dino Melaye and co-sponsored by seven otherlawmakers on alleged militarisation of the 2019 elections.
The upper chamber became raucous when the MinorityLeader, Biodun Olujinmi, stood up to calm nerves that became frayed followingthe movement of the motion.
It took the intervention of the President of theSenate, Bukola Saraki, to restore calm to enable the lawmakers to discuss themotion.
Meanwhile, the Senate in the four-point prayer,moved by Melaye, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the recent amendmentto the Electoral Bill.
This, the Senate said, would create a level playingground for all political players and ensure the adoption of equal standards inthe country’s elections for a strong and peaceful democratic experience.
The upper chamber further condemned the allegedmassive use of the armed forces in the electoral process during the 2019elections in the country.