The relative peace in the ruling All Progressives Congress may give way for rancour and acrimony following the zoning formula for 10th National Assembly leadership released last week by the
party.It is no longer news that things are no longer at ease in the ruling All Progressives Congress following the backlash that trailed the zoning formula for the leadership positions of the 10th Assembly released last Monday by the party.
Recall that some aspirants for the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives and several members-elect were the first to bell the cat during their meeting with the NWC led by the Chairman, Abdulahi Adamu last Wednesday. Similarly, last Thursday, the quartet of the former Governor of Zamfara state, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu, Senator Osita Izunaso and Senator Sani Musa submitted a protest letter during a meeting with Adamu and other members of the NWC where they expressed disappointment over the zoning template released by the party.
Nevertheless, although the ruling party may have its way in the Senate, the House of Representatives appears uncertain as the ruling party does not have a majority to pull through. During the meeting with APC NWC last Wednesday, Betara said there was no time two presiding positions were zoned to the same area.
He said: “For us, we formed this group because we are opposed to the zoning arrangement of the party. We are not fighting and we would not fight. We are in support of a consensus candidate. We can pick the candidate from among ourselves but if we all sit down and decide on it. I assure all of you it is only one person that God would choose to be Speaker. I assure you we are not going to have any issue. We are going to agree to support one of us as Speaker.
They also argued that the emergence of Kashim Shettima as vice president-elect from the North East does not stop Betara, who is the chairman, House Committee on Appropriations, from becoming the next Speaker given his track record, experience and performance as a fourth time member of the House.
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