Why Senate Postponed Today's Plenary Session

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki who is currently facing a 13-count charge bordering on corruption and false declaration of assets appeared at the Code of Conduct Tribunal today.
 However, he has pleaded not guilty to the charges when he was arraigned on September 18, 2015.

Senate President, Bukola Saraki

An inside source working with the Senate President told naij.com under anonymity that the Senate did not shut the door deliberately today, but it was a decision of the ruling party, All Progressives Party (APC) that felt that it will be disgraceful if a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) member presided over the senate in his absence;
“It is not that Senate deliberately shut it’s door and refused to sit today because of the trial of the Senate President
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“What happened was that the APC leadership requested that it will be a disgrace if because of the trial of Saraki, the Senate is now presided over by Senator Ike Ekweremadu a PDP member. They asked the APC members of the Senate leadership to avoid a situation that will make Ekweremadu preside particularly at a critical time when ministers confirmation hearing  is on-going. They argued that in 16 yrs of PDP dominance of NASS, no member of the opposition ever presided over the Senate. It is this request that made the Senate leadership to hurriedly meet and adjourned till Thursday,” The source stated.
All efforts to contact the PDP Spokesperson, Olisa Metuh proved abortive as he did not answer his phone.
The Code of conduct tribunal has however, adjourned the hearing till November 5 and 6.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Senate is conducting rounds of screening for Ministerial nominees.