Senate President, Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday decried excessive heat inside the Senate chambers.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that Senate Centre where Journalists stay to cover proceedings has no single window, it has an entrance and accommodates well over 150 people against the backdrop that non Journalists come in there, no single ventilation there and the only standing Air conditioner does not even function properly because of the large population, just as individuals sneeze and cough, yet no place for air to vanish.
Meanwhile, Lawan lamented over the excessive heat, Senate President who made the observation during plenary, directed the Clerk to the Senate to ensure that the cooling system of the chambers is put right as soon as possible.
“This chamber appears unduly warm this morning. We can’t be battling with debate and fanning ourselves. I want to appeal to our colleagues to be patient as the fault would be fixed soonest,” Lawan said.
A source in the chambers said the heat was caused by malfunctioning of the cooling system in the chambers.
He however added that technicians in the National Assembly were working to rectify the anomaly.
