The group said the Senate should not have issued such a sanction to Mr Ningi on the ground that he has the constitutional right to his opinion.
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Mr Musa described the suspension as “unjust”, and an attempt to silence members of the opposition parties in the Senate chamber. “The repressive action by the leadership of the Senate would clearly project the legislative arm as autocratic, which to a large extent would negatively impact legislators’ independence, robust debate, genuine submissions, and image of the legislature before Nigerians and the rest of the world.
Mr Musa called on the leadership of the Senate to abstain from any form of silencing opposition parties to promote freedom of expression.
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