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SENATE ANNOUNCES NEW SECURITY RESTRICTIONS AROUND CHAMBER

October 3, 2025 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

The Office of the Serjeant-at-Arms of the National Assembly has announced new security restrictions around the Senate Chamber, effective immediately.

In a memo dated October 2, 2025, and addressed to the Chairman of Senate Services, Brigadier General Etido E. Ekpo (rtd), Serjeant-at-Arms, stated that access to the long corridor passing the front of the Senate President’s office from the White House lobby will henceforth be limited strictly to Senators and Members of the House of Representatives.

The directive also bars aides and personal assistants from using the corridor, with Senators urged to inform their staff of the new rule.

Ekpo explained that the measure was designed to reinforce safety and maintain a secure environment for legislative business.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.