As the race for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly gets closer, a group, Igbo Mandate Movement Group, has called in the ruling All Progressives Congress to zone the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives under the 10th Assembly to the South-East.
Igboeli stated that the decision to canvass the Office of the Speaker to the South-East was based on a number of things.
He said, “The first of such is based on the historical fact that since the emergence of Rt. Hon Edwin Ume Ezeoke as Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Second Republic, no Igbo man has occupied the position of Speaker. “The second is that under the Fourth Republic, Ndigbo again are the only major ethnic group that is yet to produce one of their own as Speaker of the House of Representatives.”
He said the APC as a party must move towards the reunification of Nigeria by seeking to reintegrate the South-East region, but to do so, it must deploy its best hands – people who would not only seek power for themselves but also would seek to serve the people and then present the APC as the beautiful bride to Ndigbo.
Igboeli further stated that the IMMG had resolved to endorse the ambition of Benjamin Kalu to become Speaker, basing its choice on Kalu’s unwavering commitment to the ideals of Igbo and Nigerian progress.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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