Deji Elumoye writes that the ruling All Progressives Congress and the executive arm of government, should allow the contest for the 10th National Assembly leadership to be thrown open to
writes that the ruling All Progressives Congress and the executive arm of government, should allow the contest for the 10th National Assembly leadership to be thrown open to all aspirants, devoid of hindrance or intimidation.
For the House of Representatives, the ruling party endorsed Hon. Tajudeen Abass from the North-West as Speaker and Hon. Benjamin Kalu from the South-East as Deputy Speaker. At the House, those bidding for the position of Speaker are APC’s consensus candidate Tajudeen Abbas, Yusuf Gagdi, Aliyu Betara and Aminu Jaji and incumbent Deputy Speaker Idris Wase.
On its part, a pro democracy group, Coalition for Parliamentary Democracy, in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Dr. Menike Johnson, described zoning of presiding officers of the National Assembly positions as undemocratic. “The Coalition for Parliamentary Democracy has been watching the contest for the Senate Presidency with keen interest.
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