Senate President Godswill Akpabio has threatened legal action against the contractor that renovated the National Assembly complex over persistent technical faults affecting the microphones in the Senate and House of Representatives chambers.
Akpabio issued the warning during Wednesday’s plenary after several senators encountered difficulties with malfunctioning microphones while making contributions to debates.
Expressing dissatisfaction with the recurring problem, the Senate President described the situation as an embarrassment to both the National Assembly and the country.
“Distinguished colleagues, I hope you are taking note of the fact that our microphones are not working well. You are taking note of it because I intend to take action,” he said.
“I was in the House of Representatives yesterday to represent you at the opening of the National Assembly Week and, in the course of it, the Speaker and I were thoroughly embarrassed. The same contractor that handled the renovation of the House of Representatives handled this one,” he said.
“If this continues, we have steps we can take legally to ensure that a good job is done because this is an embarrassment to our nation,” Akpabio stated.
He urged senators to take note of the repeated failures, saying any action taken against the contractor would be justified by the persistent technical issues witnessed during plenary.
“I hope you are taking note of it so that when they go to social media to start complaining after we have taken action, you will know why we took the action. You are all witnessing what is going on now,” he added.