Umaru Mohammed, one of the contenders for the speaker of the house of representatives, has promised to withdraw from the race if the All Progressives Congress (APC) zones the position to the south-east.

Addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, Mohammed who is from Niger state, said the south-east and north-central were the “greatest casualties” of the ruling party’s zoning formula.

The APC is expected to produce the next speaker after emerging with majority lawmakers in the lower legislative chamber.

TheCable reported how President Muhammadu Buhari endorsed Femi Gbajabiamila from the south-west as the next speaker.

But Mohammed said since the north-central got the third highest votes for the APC in the presidential election, it deserves to produce the next speaker.

The three-time lawmaker, however, added that rather zone the position to the south-west, the APC should cede it to the south-east “for fairness sake.”

“If the party has come out to say we are zoning speakership to the south-east, honestly I will have just gone to contest for deputy speaker if I want to” he said.

“But as a zone, the north-central is saying in whatever ramification, we deserve to be considered because we brought the third highest vote to make APC a government.

“And look at the logic, if you have taken senate presidency from north-central and speakership from north-east in the 8th Assembly, under normal circumstances you should be considering north-central.

“We have a president from the north-west and you have a vice-president from the south-west; the senate presidency to the north-east and deputy senate president to the south-south; that means they are settled.

“But if the party in its conscience and the leaders are going to wake up to the reality and they want to zone it to the south east, honestly we will support them.”

https://www.thecable.ng/niger-rep-ill-pull-out-of-speakership-race-if-apc-zones-the-position-to-south-east/amp

First FTC, try again next time the person below me

So how would this benefit the masses...


Come let us place your business website on Google
page 1. Oya hit me

This is d real meaning of integrity.
Not Buhari's integrity that we hear of but can't see.

It's rare to find a sane mind in APC, I'm surprised.

Watin East do Nigeria self ?

Future impossible tense

APC does not have plan for North Central and South East

Hmmmm interesting and realistic. But, lets see how far this threat goes.

Another plot by the North to further divide the south.

Stupidity in the House.
Zoning is one the problem we have in this country. I think better candidate should emerge

kiyosaki1:
Future impossible tense

The hatred this one has for Igbos is so much.


Yet they are scared of them leaving

We don't want anything to do with the zoo! In Biafra we trust! they should not patronize us with petty positions

This guy is just toying with SE emotions.

The Rep elect is begging to pity...trying to get SE support by proxy...lol

We are watching as event unfolds

okay oo

This is why an average igbo man will prefer northerners to yorubers. Yorubers can never talk like this, they are all about take it all.
Yorubers and wickedness, it's their blood.

Nice one Umaru

Nice one. North are positioning themselves for 2023

Traytior

ahmedkoded95:
Umaru Mohammed, one of the contenders for the speaker of the house of representatives, has promised to withdraw from the race if the All Progressives Congress (APC) zones the position to the south-east.

Addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, Mohammed who is from Niger state, said the south-east and north-central were the “greatest casualties” of the ruling party’s zoning formula.

The APC is expected to produce the next speaker after emerging with majority lawmakers in the lower legislative chamber.

TheCable reported how President Muhammadu Buhari endorsed Femi Gbajabiamila from the south-west as the next speaker.

But Mohammed said since the north-central got the third highest votes for the APC in the presidential election, it deserves to produce the next speaker.

The three-time lawmaker, however, added that rather zone the position to the south-west, the APC should cede it to the south-east “for fairness sake.”

“If the party has come out to say we are zoning speakership to the south-east, honestly I will have just gone to contest for deputy speaker if I want to” he said.

“But as a zone, the north-central is saying in whatever ramification, we deserve to be considered because we brought the third highest vote to make APC a government.

“And look at the logic, if you have taken senate presidency from north-central and speakership from north-east in the 8th Assembly, under normal circumstances you should be considering north-central.

“We have a president from the north-west and you have a vice-president from the south-west; the senate presidency to the north-east and deputy senate president to the south-south; that means they are settled.

“But if the party in its conscience and the leaders are going to wake up to the reality and they want to zone it to the south east, honestly we will support them.”

https://www.thecable.ng/niger-rep-ill-pull-out-of-speakership-race-if-apc-zones-the-position-to-south-east/amp

Ode, pull out kor pull out of your wifes kpekus niii


Buhari and oshiomole would deal with this ones, he should ask saraki, malaye, elzakzaki, patience jonathan, dasuki, slimmed down Wike , Okorocha out what first term was like, and next tough level go bloody.



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This is making a camel to pass through the eye of a needle. He has no plan to step down.

Ok next

I am impressed...

drfcv

The legislative arm of government should be allowed to chose their leaders, period. This unnecessary interference by the president and godfathers is uncalled for. This is what breeds rebellion.