{"id":126919,"date":"2026-05-07T05:19:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T04:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=126919"},"modified":"2026-05-07T05:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T04:19:03","slug":"akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/","title":{"rendered":"Akpabio, Oshiomhole Clash in Senate Chamber Over Rules Amendment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There was chaos in the Senate during on Wednesday as Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Adams Oshiomhole clashed over Tuesday\u2019s amendment to the chamber\u2019s standing rules.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Oshiomhole\u2019s repeated attempts to raise a point of order during the adoption of votes and proceedings was resisted by Akpabio, who threatened to have him escorted out if he failed to comply with Senate procedures.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The confrontation began when Akpabio moved to adopt items 194, 195 and 196 of the proceedings, which contained the amended rules on eligibility for the positions of Senate President and Deputy Senate President. Oshiomhole immediately shouted \u201cpoint of order\u201d in a bid to block their adoption.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anticipating the move, Akpabio reminded lawmakers of plenary procedures under Order 38, which outlines eight stages of proceedings and specifies when points of order can be raised. He subsequently ruled Oshiomhole out of order.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">An attempt by Francis Ezenwa to reframe the intervention as a point of privilege was dismissed by Akpabio, who insisted it fell under step eight, not step two dealing with adoption of proceedings.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Undeterred, Oshiomhole raised another point of order, prompting Senate Chief Whip Tahir Monguno to caution him to be guided by the rules.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A visibly frustrated Akpabio then invoked Order 20 to assert his authority.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cLet me be clear to you, distinguished Senators. Many people may not have seen this order, which is why I am reading it out.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Senate President is tasked with maintaining order during debates and giving rulings on points of constitutional order when they are raised.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cHe also has a casting vote in the event of a tie, but does not vote in any other circumstance. Most importantly, he has the authority to interpret the rules, this is clearly stated.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Akpabio warned against disregard for procedure, especially on sensitive matters.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cTherefore, Senator Oshiomhole, let me state it finally that I can use this rule to take you out of the chamber if you are not ready to comport yourself with Senate rules and procedures,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the centre of the dispute is the amended Order 5, which states that \u201cAny Senator shall not be eligible to contest for any Principal Office of the Senate unless he has served as a Senator for at least two consecutive terms immediately preceding nomination.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The provision effectively bars senators who were not members of the 9th or current 10th Senate from contesting presiding officer positions in the 11th Senate expected in June 2027.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi There was chaos in the Senate during on Wednesday as Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Adams Oshiomhole clashed over Tuesday\u2019s amendment to the chamber\u2019s standing rules. Oshiomhole\u2019s&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":126920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Akpabio, Oshiomhole Clash in Senate Chamber Over Rules Amendment - Pointblank News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Akpabio, Oshiomhole Clash in Senate Chamber Over Rules Amendment - Pointblank News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Lizzy Chirkpi There was chaos in the Senate during on Wednesday as Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Adams Oshiomhole clashed over Tuesday\u2019s amendment to the chamber\u2019s standing rules. Oshiomhole\u2019s&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pointblank News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-07T04:19:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Oshiomole_and_Akpabio_in_senate.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Our Reporter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Our Reporter\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Our Reporter\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\"},\"headline\":\"Akpabio, Oshiomhole Clash in Senate Chamber Over Rules Amendment\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-07T04:19:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/\"},\"wordCount\":416,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Oshiomole_and_Akpabio_in_senate.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"Exclusive\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/\",\"name\":\"Akpabio, Oshiomhole Clash in Senate Chamber Over Rules Amendment - Pointblank News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Oshiomole_and_Akpabio_in_senate.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-07T04:19:03+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Oshiomole_and_Akpabio_in_senate.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Oshiomole_and_Akpabio_in_senate.webp\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":675},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Akpabio, Oshiomhole Clash in Senate Chamber Over Rules Amendment\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/\",\"name\":\"Pointblank News\",\"description\":\"Just the news\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\",\"name\":\"Our Reporter\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Our Reporter\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Akpabio, Oshiomhole Clash in Senate Chamber Over Rules Amendment - Pointblank News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Akpabio, Oshiomhole Clash in Senate Chamber Over Rules Amendment - Pointblank News","og_description":"By Lizzy Chirkpi There was chaos in the Senate during on Wednesday as Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Adams Oshiomhole clashed over Tuesday\u2019s amendment to the chamber\u2019s standing rules. Oshiomhole\u2019s&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/","og_site_name":"Pointblank News","article_published_time":"2026-05-07T04:19:03+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":675,"url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Oshiomole_and_Akpabio_in_senate.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"Our Reporter","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Our Reporter","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/"},"author":{"name":"Our Reporter","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c"},"headline":"Akpabio, Oshiomhole Clash in Senate Chamber Over Rules Amendment","datePublished":"2026-05-07T04:19:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/"},"wordCount":416,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Oshiomole_and_Akpabio_in_senate.webp","articleSection":["Exclusive"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/","name":"Akpabio, Oshiomhole Clash in Senate Chamber Over Rules Amendment - Pointblank News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Oshiomole_and_Akpabio_in_senate.webp","datePublished":"2026-05-07T04:19:03+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Oshiomole_and_Akpabio_in_senate.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Oshiomole_and_Akpabio_in_senate.webp","width":1200,"height":675},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/akpabio-oshiomhole-clash-in-senate-chamber-over-rules-amendment\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Akpabio, Oshiomhole Clash in Senate Chamber Over Rules Amendment"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/","name":"Pointblank News","description":"Just the news","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c","name":"Our Reporter","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Our Reporter"},"url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126919"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126921,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126919\/revisions\/126921"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}