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April 28, 2006
Senators jeer at Mantu
Deputy Senate President Ibrahim Mantu got a dose of humiliation on Thursday as he was ridiculed by his colleagues shortly before the Chinese President, Hu Jinato, arrived into the National Assembly to address the joint session of the legislators.
From JAMES OJO, Abuja
Friday, April 28, 2006
Decked in a blue-black suit, Mantu was exchanging pleasantries when suddenly some members began to sing disparaging songs depicting that he was feeding fat on their collective fortunes and that of the nation.
The song goes thus: “Things are getting better, Mantu is getting fatter, for the Lord will not accept, Mantu is getting fatter, Mantu is getting fatter, Mantu is getting fatter.”
Confused at the sudden turn of things, the embattled Senate deputy president made a detour away from the direction where the songs emanated and went to sit at the reserved seat on the front row.
Apparently trying to avoid further humiliation, Sen. Mantu ran after the Senate President at the end of the joint session, as they filed back into the Senate Chamber to the excitement of the jeering senators and members of the House of Representatives.
Senator Mantu, as the chairman of the National Assembly Joint Constitution Review Committee, had been at the centre of the storm over the plot to elongate the lifespan of the Obasanjo administration beyond May 2007.
At present, he’s under probe by the Senate after being indicted by the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs that probed the poor handling of the Hajj 2005.
Posted by Publisher at April 28, 2006 01:39 PM
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