The House of Representatives abruptly ended plenary on Thursday due to lack of order paper to guide the day’s proceedings.
It was gathered that the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, after taking his seat for the business of the day at about 11:15am, discovered that the order paper, which usually contains the agenda for a sitting, had not been made available.
The speaker expressed anger over the situation and asked that whoever was in charge of order paper in the Committee on Rules and Business be removed immediately.
He subsequently adjourned sitting till Tuesday, while summoning all those involved to a meeting at his office.
Gbajabiamila said, “We adjourned plenary till 11.00am today. This is 11.20 and the House cannot function without the order paper.”
“Clerk, When I came in here, there was nobody on this roll. You were not here, your deputies were not here. What kind of a thing is that? What kind of thing is that?
“We are now forced to adjourn the House because of that. Everybody should see me in my office. The House is adjourned to Tuesday.”