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Most of those who phoned in believed that the ruling party, if it does not want a repeat of the event of 2015, where a dissident group within its fold, acting in collaboration with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, took over the leadership of the National Assembly, the APC must act differently in its approach to the forthcoming election of the presiding and principal officers of the two chambers of the federal parliament.
The nation’s number three position has been zoned to the North-East where the two contestants hail from. While the ruling party has announced Lawan as its preferred choice, it also warned of the consequence that awaits members who act otherwise. West Idahosa, a former member of the House of Representatives, echoed a similar view when he said: “The leadership of the National Assembly should be allowed to evolve within as a leadership that is not elected by members, most of the time, is sacked, especially if it doesn’t meet expectations of members.”
Kumalia believed it is the responsibility of the political party to ensure there is consensus among all members vying for any position especially where you have more than one or two members indicating interest in a position. His words, “If you can through persuasion, engagement and dialogue narrow the contenders to one or two such that the other candidates drop their ambition, that is okay.
NASS: Why South-East should produce next speaker – Okafor Joins race, says South-East has not been given a fair dealBwala, in his submission, believed that only a shadow election among all the contestants can reduce the tension the election of the National Assembly presiding and principal officers is generating.
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