It said the deputy speaker from South-south will provide the needed balance in the event that a Northern Muslim emerges as the Speaker.
“We wish to put on record that we are not opposed to the choice of a Muslim Speaker in the 10th Assembly, but we wish to unequivocally demand religious balancing, especially among the two Principal Officers – Speaker and Deputy Speaker.“This becomes very germane to the principles of fairness and equity. Recall that Nigerians and the Christian Community took it in good faith when the leadership of APC resorted to the Muslim-Muslim joint ticket in the 9th Assembly.
“And it is very expedient to point out that with the Muslim-Muslim joint ticket which was replicated with the choice of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Kasim Shettima, the parliament should reflect religious balancing. “From a series of assessments carried out on all the three geo-political zones – South South, South West and South East, we can attest to the character and personality of Honourable Reverend Francis Waive as the man fit for the job,” the group said.
PREMIUM TIMES had reported that APC governors under the Progressives Governors Forum proposed a zoning formula that involves zoning of the deputy speaker to any of South-east or South-south.Share this:
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