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DesChyko:
Say what now?

I wrote in plain English.

The use of the word "dump" is more appropriate in the media (newspapers, TV, radio), than on the senate handle (if you check the newspapers, youtube videos, etc, that's the word that they all used).

Apart from that, this announcement is identical to all the other announcements.

Once again here is a video of the proceedings. This is what the Senate handle was reporting about.

naptu2:
Video: Senator Ezenwa Onyewuchi crosses the aisle from the opposition benches to the governt benches.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKQYNDMPM3M?si=y4ToTsTHmvfYeqS3

franchasofficia:
Please don't defend nonsense, check the tone of the Tweets you posted and the tone of the one op posted, are they the same? Did the tone of the Tweets you posted make the defecting Senators' party the highlight like the one the op posted?



Please always stand for truth and nothing but the truth, thank you

It's exactly the same. All of them highlighted the political parties (and I have explained why in many posts). The only thing different was the use of the word dump, which is more appropriate in the media.

In fact some of the screenshots I posted highlighted the party even more than the tweet in the original post

DesChyko:
I saw that. They were discussions mostly unlike the House of Reps: that were direct 'defection' posts and no discussions. However, none of them was done in such crass manner. You may want to re-read each of what you shared and cross-reference it with the initial post.

A few were discussions, but most were direct defection posts.

When a member changes party, he must inform the presiding officer in writing. The presiding officer will then read the member's letter at plenary and instruct the sergeant-at-arms to show the member his new seat.

It's not as obvious in the Nigerian National Assembly as in some other houses, but members of the opposition and members of the majority sit in different places, so the member's seat must change.

The social media accounts of the Senate and the House provide live reports of plenary sessions and in some cases committee meetings and press conferences, so they must report these things.

The only thing that is different is the use of the word dump (which is more appropriate in the media), but apart from that it is an announcement, like all the other announcements.

DesChyko:
You can review the 'House of Reps' snapshots shared here (not Senate, but okay). It is possible evidence from the Senate doing the same was not obtainable.

Scroll through the thread. I shared 12 screenshots from the Senate before sharing from the House of Representatives.

Scroll up.

Video: Senator Ezenwa Onyewuchi crosses the aisle from the opposition benches to the governt benches.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKQYNDMPM3M?si=y4ToTsTHmvfYeqS3

It's exactly the same in the House of Representatives.

Usually the movement from one party to the other affects where a member sits in the House (if he sits with the governing party or the opposition). It is usually announced at plenary and the job of the social media handles is to report what happens at plenary and in the House in general.

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It's always been the case

There's absolutely nothing wrong with that tweet. It is usually announced at plenary when a senator or member of the House defects from one party to the other and the social media handles of the Senate and House have a duty to report exactly what happens and what is said at plenary.

This is not new and it has always been the case.