It was a free for all at the House of Representatives on Wednesday over the position of minority leader.
The session was peaceful until Femi Gbajabiamila, the speaker, was about to announce minority principal officials.
Kingsley Chinda, a PDP lawmaker from Rivers, had raised a point of order, citing order 6 rule 1 of the house which says members of minority parties in the house shall choose someone with experience to lead them.
He said the leadership of his party had written to the speaker to inform him of its choice for the positions, asking Gbajabiamila to adopt the list sent by the PDP.
But Gbajabiamila said there were nine minority political parties and the PDP alone could not determine who led the minority.
He therefore moved to read a letter which he said was signed by 99 members of minority political parties on the leadership positions but he was booed just as some lawmakers left their seats and started struggling for the mace.
Members of the sergeant-at-arms rushed in to prevent them from seizing the mace and some lawmakers started fighting in the process.
Despite the rowdy session, the speaker went ahead to read the letter, announcing Ndidi Elumelu as minority leader, Toby Okechukwu as deputy minority leader, Gideon Gwani as minority whip and Adesegun Adekoya as deputy minority whip.
The speaker then adjourned plenary till Thursday amid boos and jeers.
Check out a clip of the scuffle below.
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