NASS: Rowdy Session Disrupts Police 2025 Budget Defence
The 2025 budget defence session of the Nigeria Police turned chaotic on Thursday, as lawmakers erupted into a heated dispute, culminating in a dramatic walkout by Senator representing Ebonyi North district, Sen. Onyekachi Nwebonyi. The disruption marred the Joint Committee session, which was supposed to review the police budget and assess the Inspector-General of Police’s (IGP) funding requests. The uproar began when IGP Kayode Egbetokun was presenting details of the police budget, particularly regarding the construction of five zonal police headquarters. As he spoke, Representative Mark Esset of Akwa Ibom interjected, questioning why certain figures he was referencing were absent from the document provided to committee members. The situation escalated when Senator Nwoebonyi, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a principal officer, demanded that the IGP provide a proper copy of the information to all lawmakers present. His frustration grew when the Committee C...
