9th Assembly: North Central Dares APC As Bago Declares For Speaker

Says Zone deserves equitable, justice fair play

By Jacob Segun Olatunji -

As the race for the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 9th Assembly heats up, the Chairman of the House Committee on Maritime Safety and Education, Hon Mohammed Umaru Bago, a returning member of the House of Representatives from Niger state on Sunday declared his intention to vie for the slot in the next dispensation.

The leadership of the APC had earlier zoned the position to the South-West Zone and adopted the house leader Hon Femi Gbajabiamila as the choice of the party for the position.

However addressing newsmen at his Campaign Headquarters in Abuja yesterday, Hon Bago declared that he was coming out to slug it out this time around to correct the “injustice” the North Central zone has continued to suffer in the country’s balance of power, lamenting that the Zone had never produced either the Speaker or the Deputy since advent of democracy in the country 20 years ago.

Hon Bago who had been in political camp of President Muhammad Buhari all along stated the party had no basis for insisting on a zone that has serially dominated governance in the last 20 years, saying: “What’s the southwest’s contribution to the party’s victory in the last elections compared to that of the North Central? the North Central zone had over 500, 000 votes higher, the records are there for verification.”

According to him, “as such, we deserve the position, not only as a state but also as a zone. So nobody can say he wants to expel us from this party. And no one will singlehandedly take over the structure of the legislature as well as the party.

“Apart from the zoning argument, if you say the South must get something, why insist on South West, why not South-South or the South East?

“But then, in terms of representation in the party and government, the South-South has the chairmanship of the party, and the Southwest has VP, what does North Central have? Nothing, so, in the interest of equity, justice and fair play, the party should allow the North Central to have the slot in the dispensation.”


“The South-South, North East, South East and South West have also produced 5 deputy speakers among themselves since 1999. What does the North Central has in the entire equation, and they want us to keep mute? Who’s speaking for the zone that has never been recognised for keeping faith with the party?

“Despite all the crisis and challenges bedevilling the zone under the APC administration, we stayed the course for the party and the president, delivering more than 70 per cent of votes cast.”

On how he would secure the support of the majority of members to secure the seat, Bago stated he intended to collaborate with his colleagues from Niger State and members from the Zone to reach out to the members who also have the belief that the North Central Zone had actually been marginalised for too long.

Also speaking, the Director General of Campaign Organisation and a former member of the House, Hon. Bimbo Daramola stressed the need for the APC to uphold equity in its power-sharing arrangements among the six geo-political zones in the country and be guided by the party’s constitution of the country.

According to him,”we are at this point today where a father who has six children with an equal number of meat in the plate decides to give four to three and asked the remaining three to share two. It’s only a wicked father who does that. Equity demands that when someone has worked very hard, he should be compensated for his hard work.

“Today, the difference between the votes from North Central and Southwest is about 500,000, and nobody seems to be speaking for the zone on the issue of who’s best suitable for the position of speaker, and I say without any equivocation that Hon. Bago is best suited for the post.

“Supporting Hon Bago is also like a Public Relations stunt for the President who has said he’s youth-friendly because Bago is an embodiment of everything youthful, his credentials are of no equal and as white as Sloane.

“He has also stayed with Buhari even when he was nobody working in the Buhari Campaign Organisation TBO – up to the formation of Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), and the only one to win election from Niger state under CPC.”

He assured the public declaration of Hon Bago would be done soon.

https://www.tribuneonlineng.com/199995/

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Is like UMAR BAGO think his thugs from BOSSO, LIMAWA and UNGUWAN DAJI will votes in new speaker.

What do I no

Great decision

We dont need someone wanted in US - a criminal to chair our HoR

I love this I just hope the election in the lower chamber will be CONCLUSIVE cos I don't trust those APC goons miracle full them hand well well

Very good development. I'm for democracy.

I know say na send (people wey no wan Southerner to be no. 3 citizen) sent am but I don't give a spooning fork as a middle beltan.

Lets see how it'll pan out

Its coming down

Tinubu and Oshiomole are the problem of APC

You have VP, and now you want Speaker. All your boys.

What happened to others members from Osun, Ondo, Ekiti if truly its about South West interest.

If PDP present one candidate. They will win

Oshiomole is an impotent scallywag

APC should give Edo the speakership...

yarimo:
Is like UMAR BAGO think his thugs from BOSSO, LIMAWA and UNGUWAN DAJI will votes in new speaker.

Free the guy abeg. you are from Minna, but you dont like him why?

yarimo:
Is like UMAR BAGO think his thugs from BOSSO, LIMAWA and UNGUWAN DAJI will votes in new speaker.

Guy are u frm minna?

Please when is their election?

hmm! Saraki, where are you? Someone should just Saraki and Dogara these positions if APC is having problem of selection

yarimo:
Is like UMAR BAGO think his thugs from BOSSO, LIMAWA and UNGUWAN DAJI will votes in new speaker.

Bros e b like say you be mx breed.... I just dey look the guy.. He think say him mx thugs go follow am come green chambers

All these beating their chest upndown, who will care if President, senate, house of rep is from their region if anybody that sit on the chair carry everyone along no matter the tribe or religion

Ok

This was why APC produced no candidate in Rivers state. Ndudi Elumelu is there waiting for APC to split as they did in IMO state so that he can PDP them.

Everyone feeling important, Oshiomole has reiterated countless times that the choice of Ahmed lawan and Femi gbajabiamila is to accomplish the Apc core objectives without allowing recalcitrant lawmakers to continue as business as usual. It's time to uphold party supremacy and discipline erring members.

yarimo:
Is like UMAR BAGO think his thugs from BOSSO, LIMAWA and UNGUWAN DAJI will votes in new speaker.

So you from that dry state called Niger.

Me sha Inknow Femi Gbaja will not win

The same North Central that has held on to the post of Senate President in the last 12 years is marginalized. So this honourable wants the north to retain the post of president, senate president and Speaker for another 4 years.

yarimo:
Is like UMAR BAGO think his thugs from BOSSO, LIMAWA and UNGUWAN DAJI will votes in new speaker.

Mx analyst allow the bros nahhhh

Pumpido75:
Everyone feeling important, Oshiomole has reiterated countless times that the choice of Ahmed lawan and Femi gbajabiamila is to accomplish the Apc core objectives without allowing recalcitrant lawmakers to continue as business as usual. It's time to uphold party supremacy and discipline erring members.

Shut up

See as the mumu be like boko-haram

Alhajikinky:
9th Assembly: North Central Dares APC As Bago Declares For Speaker

Says Zone deserves equitable, justice fair play

By Jacob Segun Olatunji -

As the race for the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 9th Assembly heats up, the Chairman of the House Committee on Maritime Safety and Education, Hon Mohammed Umaru Bago, a returning member of the House of Representatives from Niger state on Sunday declared his intention to vie for the slot in the next dispensation.

The leadership of the APC had earlier zoned the position to the South-West Zone and adopted the house leader Hon Femi Gbajabiamila as the choice of the party for the position.

However addressing newsmen at his Campaign Headquarters in Abuja yesterday, Hon Bago declared that he was coming out to slug it out this time around to correct the “injustice” the North Central zone has continued to suffer in the country’s balance of power, lamenting that the Zone had never produced either the Speaker or the Deputy since advent of democracy in the country 20 years ago.

Hon Bago who had been in political camp of President Muhammad Buhari all along stated the party had no basis for insisting on a zone that has serially dominated governance in the last 20 years, saying: “What’s the southwest’s contribution to the party’s victory in the last elections compared to that of the North Central? the North Central zone had over 500, 000 votes higher, the records are there for verification.”

According to him, “as such, we deserve the position, not only as a state but also as a zone. So nobody can say he wants to expel us from this party. And no one will singlehandedly take over the structure of the legislature as well as the party.

“Apart from the zoning argument, if you say the South must get something, why insist on South West, why not South-South or the South East?

“But then, in terms of representation in the party and government, the South-South has the chairmanship of the party, and the Southwest has VP, what does North Central have? Nothing, so, in the interest of equity, justice and fair play, the party should allow the North Central to have the slot in the dispensation.”


“The South-South, North East, South East and South West have also produced 5 deputy speakers among themselves since 1999. What does the North Central has in the entire equation, and they want us to keep mute? Who’s speaking for the zone that has never been recognised for keeping faith with the party?

“Despite all the crisis and challenges bedevilling the zone under the APC administration, we stayed the course for the party and the president, delivering more than 70 per cent of votes cast.”

On how he would secure the support of the majority of members to secure the seat, Bago stated he intended to collaborate with his colleagues from Niger State and members from the Zone to reach out to the members who also have the belief that the North Central Zone had actually been marginalised for too long.

Also speaking, the Director General of Campaign Organisation and a former member of the House, Hon. Bimbo Daramola stressed the need for the APC to uphold equity in its power-sharing arrangements among the six geo-political zones in the country and be guided by the party’s constitution of the country.

According to him,”we are at this point today where a father who has six children with an equal number of meat in the plate decides to give four to three and asked the remaining three to share two. It’s only a wicked father who does that. Equity demands that when someone has worked very hard, he should be compensated for his hard work.

“Today, the difference between the votes from North Central and Southwest is about 500,000, and nobody seems to be speaking for the zone on the issue of who’s best suitable for the position of speaker, and I say without any equivocation that Hon. Bago is best suited for the post.

“Supporting Hon Bago is also like a Public Relations stunt for the President who has said he’s youth-friendly because Bago is an embodiment of everything youthful, his credentials are of no equal and as white as Sloane.

“He has also stayed with Buhari even when he was nobody working in the Buhari Campaign Organisation TBO – up to the formation of Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), and the only one to win election from Niger state under CPC.”

He assured the public declaration of Hon Bago would be done soon.

https://www.tribuneonlineng.com/199995/

Imagine this coming from a Zone that had David Mark and Saraki for 12yrs combined as Senate President.

How may times did he proposed a bill or move a motion in the house?
We don't want a doormat as speaker.
I sell durable bedsheets and Duvets.

why stress yourself when we can deliver at your doorstep?