Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- Pandemonium broke out at the joint sitting of the National Assembly Committee on Works on Wednesday, as two members engaged in a heated exchange that briefly disrupted its proceedings.

The uproar began when the Senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District, Peter Nwebonyi, was recognised to ask questions on the 2026 budget proposal of the Federal Ministry of Works.

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, had appeared before the joint committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives to defend the ministry's proposed N3.4 trillion allocation in the 2026 fiscal year.

Rather than immediately posing questions, Mr Nwebonyi, who is the deputy chief whip of the Senate, used part of his allotted time to commend P...