Unusual calm in NASS over APC NEC meeting

There was unusual calm in the House of Representatives over the zoning of offices by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress,APC, as some of the party’s lawmakers have threatened to go against the party’s directives on the issue of speakership.This is as Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, caucus in the House has vowed to use its number to resist imposition of a speaker on the House. It insisted that anybody who will emerge the Speaker must possess the quality of the outgoing Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal and must enjoy the support of majority of House members irrespective of party affiliation.

Speculations that APC has zoned the Speaker and Deputy to South West and North East gathered momentum Wednesday .

The party had on Monday issued a statement denying the claim saying it was yet to zone offices.

However, on Tuesday , some lawmakers from the North West and North East met and said they will reject any zoning arrangement that did not take into account the feelings of all the geo political zones.

“Yes we are following what is happening in our party, we are ready to abide by the decision of the party . But we will do that if the decision is just and accommodating “, one of the lawmakers who pleaded for anonymity told Vanguard.

He continued ” if the party thinks it can force its preference on us, I’m afraid we may adopt the 2011 option and elect the best among us irrespective of the zone he comes from.”

At the moment , six lawmakers have announced plans to contest for the number four position. They are Reps. Jibrin Abdulmumuni (APC,Kano) ,Femi Gbajabiamila (APC,Lagos), Yakubu Dogara (APC,Bauchi), Mohammed Monguno (APC,Borno), Pally Iriase, Edo and Ajibola Famurewa Isreal (APC,Osun).

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