The House of Representatives will this week debate a motion seeking urgent medical intervention for the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
This was disclosed in a statement by the special assistant to the deputy speaker on press affairs, Udora Orizu, in Abuja.
The decision, according to Mr Orizu, followed an intervention during Tuesday’s plenary by the deputy speaker, Benjamin Kalu.
Mr Kalu has reacted to a point of order raised on the subject matter by the member representing the Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency, Obi Aguocha.
Mr Aguocha had raised a point of order (order 6, rule 2 on matters of privilege) during the plenary.
He stated that he had yet to receive a response to the letter he wrote to House leadership and the FG for urgent medical intervention for Mr. Kanu, whose health is reportedly deteriorating.
The speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, urged Mr Aguocha to step down and present the matter properly on another legislative day, as he had come under the wrong House rules.
Corroborating, the deputy speaker, while noting that the subject matter presented is important, assured the speaker that the motion will be presented properly before the house in the course of the week.
“Mr Speaker, I’m also from Abia State. On the issue that is being raised by my colleague, we will present it before the house properly in the course of the week.
“We will come properly before the house so that a proper hearing will be given to it. I beg that you will give us the audience maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow,” Mr Kalu said.
Responding, Mr Abbas said, “No problem; it’s just the procedure that I was challenging, not the substance of the issue. We will be willing and ready to give you all the time to present.”
(NAN)