A speakership aspirant from Plateau State, Yusuf Gagdi, dismissed the calls to jettison zoning, recalling how the Peoples Democratic Party
Gagdi, who is Chairman of the House Committee on Navy, stressed that it is the party that should determine which zones should get what offices, and not its members.
He added, “How can aspirants prefer zoning or not? It has always been zoned. During the PDP era, the speakership position was zoned. During APC’s time, it has always been zoned. Why then do you need aspirants to now tell you whether it should be zoned or not?” Kalu, who is Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Publicity, said, “The party gave us a platform to become who we are today or will become after the inauguration of the House. They stood by us during the primaries because they wanted to work with us as a team for nation-building.
When asked whether the APC should pick a candidate among the aspirants from the zone a particular position is allocated or the lawmakers should be allowed to contest against themselves, Kalu urged the party to consider the South-East “especially when we have not been Speaker for more than four decades.”In a related development, a pro-democracy group- the Natives, has cautioned the leadership of the APC against internal wranglings ahead of the May 29 inauguration of the president-elect Sen.
He said the visit was also to thank the party’s leadership for giving them a marketable product that speaks for itself in the person of Tinubu.
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