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Gbajabiamila’s Loyalists Dump Him, Accept Dogara’s Appointment by Exodus26: 12:35am On Jul 27, 2015 |
Some House of Representatives members loyal
to Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, under the
aegis of “Loyalists Group” have ditched the
former minority leader and accepted the offer of
Speaker, Yakubu Dogara to be principal officers
in the lower chamber.
The group reached an understanding with members
of the Consolidation Group loyal to Dogara in a
political arrangement that is similar to what
happened at the senate, when some senators loyal
to Senator Lawan accepted to be principal officers
under Senator Bukola Saraki’s senate presidency.
The members; Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa, Hon.
Pally Iriase, and Hon. Mohammed Monguno said
they had to accept Dogara’s offer to according to
them, “aid the smooth take-off of the legislative
functions of the lower chamber in the overall
interest of the country.”
In a press conference in Abuja yesterday, anchored
by the leader of the Dogara’s group, Hon. Jibrin
Abdulmumin, which was attended by the trio of
Doguwa, Iriase and Monguno, the members
resolved to bury the hatchet and move on with their
legislative duties.
But a member of the Gbajabiamila’s group, Hon.
Nasiru Zangon-Daura, has denied any
understanding with the Dogara’s group, saying the
members of their group who accepted to be
principal officers under Dogara are acting on their
own.
“The APC Loyalists Group hereby deny and
unequivocally reject any purported endorsement of
a so-called formula on the APC leadership in the
House of Representatives. Any member of our
group who claims to be part of this arrangement
acts on his own and not on behalf of the group,”
Zangon-Daura said in a brief statement made
available to Thisday.
At the press conference, Abdulmumin said, “Mr
Speaker’s argument has always been since the
North-east and South-west have produced the
Speaker and Deputy Speaker, the remaining
principal positions should go to the North-west,
North-central, South-south and South-east in the
spirit of equity, fairness, justice, a strong
precedence and provision of the constitution. In the
interest of peace, unity and harmony in the House,
Speaker Dogara reached out extensively to
individuals and groups and committed lot of energy
and time toward finding an amicable solution to the
nagging issue.
“Intense consultations carried out by Speaker
Dogara is what eventually led to the birth of the
Dogara formula that saw the emergence of what is
now known as the Equity Team. In line with the
formula, the Equity Team has Hon. Alhassan Ado
Doguwa (APC Kano, North-west) as House Leader,
Hon Buba Jibrin (APC Kogi, North-central) as Deputy
Leader, Hon Pally Iriase (APC Edo, South-south) as
Chief Whip, and Hon. Chika Okafor (APC Imo, South-
east) as Deputy Chief Whip.
“Interestingly, both the Speaker and a great majority
of the APC caucus in the House, including gladiators
in the Gbajabiamila’s group like Hon Monguno, Hon
Doguwa, and Hon Pally, support and stand by the
Equity Team. We have commenced collection of
signatures which has reached advanced stage to
affirm the Dogara formula. All other interests,
including those excluded from the principal offices,
specifically Hon. Gbajabiamila and Hon Monguno,
will be duly accommodated with commensurate
responsibility to serve. Since the Speaker has about
200 positions to share out, many members will have
the opportunity to serve the country.
Speaking at the press conference, Hon. Iriase
praised Dogara’s for ensuring inclusiveness and
equity in the distribution of the principal positions. |
Re: Gbajabiamila’s Loyalists Dump Him, Accept Dogara’s Appointment by Exodus26: 12:37am On Jul 27, 2015 |
“Mr. Speaker is mandated to ensure that Section 14
(3), which deals with Federal Character, is abided by
in the composition of that arm of government. I
would urge those who are not very conversant with
this matter to look at Section 13, which mandates
the heads of the three arms of government to
ensure preservation and adherence to the
fundamental objectives and directive principles of
state affairs in Nigeria.
“We urge all those who may have wished that this
crisis ought to be resolved in a different way to think
Nigeria first, and embrace peace for the sake of
having a respectable and enduring institution of the
legislature in Nigeria.The three of us from the
Loyalists Group, who have been noted as being key
members, have stepped forward on behalf of our
teeming majority to accept the position as indicated
in the Speaker’s letter. We remain very committed
members of that group; we feel this is a fair
arrangement to resolve the crisis,” Iriase said.
On his part, Hon. Monguno said, “The reasoning
behind the party nominating us to serve in the
various principal positions of the House is to take
care of the interest of the Loyalists Group. But right
now, Hon. Doguwa and Hon. Pally Iriase are still
members of the Loyalists Group, and I think they
are capable and well positioned to take care of the
interest of the Loyalists Group in the affairs of the
House, as enunciated by the party. Also in the
interest of fairness, to reflect the diversity of
Nigeria, to take care of the various geopolitical
zones, I decided to follow suit on the Dogara
formula.” |
Re: Gbajabiamila’s Loyalists Dump Him, Accept Dogara’s Appointment by Obijulius: 2:24am On Jul 27, 2015 |
Enemies of democracy will soon label these ones as traitors. While they continue to wallow in poverty. Tinubu's attack dogs where are you guys...#masturbaters |
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