A pressure group Justice Advocacy Group has advised the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to give political offices in the 9th Assembly to reflect regional balancing.

In a statement, on Monday by the coordinator of Justice Advocacy Group Mr. Akintunde Lawal, the body said Nigeria cannot afford a repeat of the feud that characterized the 8th assembly where the leadership of the National Assembly and the executive could not work together in the interest of the nation.

“Now that APC has won the elections, the critical issues should be how the APC will deliver to the electorates the dividends of democracy.

So what the party leaders need to do is to allocate key offices to respect geopolitical sensitivity and standing among geopolitical zones,” he said.

Arguing further Lawal said “we should guide against the crisis that characterized the 8th assembly.

The In coming Nigerian legislature can not afford any unnecessary feisty political relationship with the executive and to forestall this, the APC leadership must do what is right.

There must be justice and fairness as enshrined in the constitution of the party and Nigerian constitution”

“As it is now, the North West has the President while the South West has the Vice President and the National Leader of the APC leaving Four Zones bare.

So it is incumbent on the party to reflect political balancing in considering the leadership of the 9th Assembly.

All the zones must be considered on the basis of equity as enshrined in the APC constitution.

Nigerian Constitution 1999(as ammended)
Section 14: Sub Section 1;1c;3 & 4 and the

ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS CONSTITUTION (2014) AS AMMENDED
- THE PREAMBLE
-ARTICLE 7;sub (i); (ii); (ix) (xii)

Doing otherwise would be courting crisis in the coming Assembly,” Lawal said.

He noted that ceding the positions to the appropriate zones “would not amount to sacrificing competence but strengthening the foundation of democracy in the country.

It is important that every geopolitical zone in the country has a sense of belonging,” stressing further that politics “also recognizes the number of votes and therefore every zone must be recognized on the basis of their contributions to the party”.

In the just concluded Presidential election the North West APC comprising seven states produced 5, 995, 651 representing 72.45% of the votes cast; North East comprising six states produced 3,238,783 votes representing 74.36%; North Central comprising six dates produced 2,465,599 votes representing 54.92%; South West comprising six states produced 2,036,450 votes representing 53.41%; South East comprising five states produced 403, 968 votes representing 19.26% and South South comprising six states produced 1,051,396 votes representing 32.01%.

Lawal however warned that “if APC goes to the contest i.e election of principal officers in the National Assembly) with a divided house, it will be detrimental not only to the party but the 9th Assembly.

It must be noted that a divided APC will be very vulnerable and the opposition parties can spring surprises during the elections yet again suggesting that the APC would not have allowed experience to be the best teacher.

President Buhari and the leadership of the party will do well to consider the implications of a repeat of the scenario of the last four years.

Nigerians are watching.

Source: https://www.amiloaded.com/2019/03/zone-nass-offices-according-to_27.html

Did you vote for APC in that region?

Abeg share am reach my side o.

Ok

Robish

Game of throne

Nonsense, Zone ko, Zonal ni.

Anyway, they can share it as they like, my own is that pig from red mud republic should not get anything, even janitor of the house they can't get, they should wait till 2098, when we returned PDP to power. but as at now, they should live and die with PDP, since anything PDP, even monkey in PDP will win election in their States.

u can't reap where u refuse to sow

no two way about that

They should go and sitdown jor

the zoning should be balanced and cut accross

I hope they don't give any position to south south politicians. Look what Amaechi did to Rivers with federal might.
Lets keep south south and south east free of the vermin of APC.

APC

Abeg make una kukuma divide the country instead of NASS...

Weird and nonsensical things always a primitive priority for Buhari led government..

All this idiot group should push for restructuring so that all this divide and rule nonessential system will stop.

Let them continue, then PDP will surprise them same way they did in 2015.

Osho baba keep doing your good work, in destroying dis evil party.

Pure RUBBISH.

APC in panic mode..

Stylishly lobbying PDP ..

PDP will support a third force that will negotiate better...

Ndume is anti PDP..
Lawan .. Tinubu and oshiomhole boy..

Senators are wise to allow tinubu control the NA..
Many former governors and some big boys won't take that.

APC keep plotting while PDP takes the action...

...and nothing will still happen..

Nothing..

SE should go and meet Atiku for any post

Aminat508:


Source: https://www.amiloaded.com/2019/03/zone-nass-offices-according-to_27.html

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Base on party arrangements, na no contribution no chop you know nah

Baseless

Herdsmen:
APC in panic mode..
Stylishly lobbying PDP ..
PDP will support a third force that will negotiate better...
Ndume is anti PDP.. Lawan .. Tinubu and oshiomhole boy..
Senators are wise to allow tinubu control the NA.. Many former governors and some big boys won't take that.
APC keep plotting while PDP takes the action...
...and nothing will still happen..
Nothing..

e go clear for ur eye

Aminat508:


Source: https://www.amiloaded.com/2019/03/zone-nass-offices-according-to_27.html

Who is actually the national leader of Apc?, is it buhari or Tinubu?,last time some NASS members from the north threatened to disgrace the brown teeth drug Baron if he dare show his face at the NEC meeting of Apc,I hope now that he has serve his purpose once again he will not be shamed again.

As a southerner/Easterner, I believe in justice.

APC should limit NASS offices to the West and the North that have majority APC supporters. The south and East cannot reap where they didn't sow. Politics is about give and take.

While the East and South keep playing infantile politics and shooting themselves in the leg, Atiku will reward them

sogodihno:
Nonsense, Zone ko, Zonal ni.

Anyway, they can share it as they like, my own is that pig from red mud republic should not get anything, even janitor of the house they can't get, they should wait till 2098, when we returned PDP to power. but as at now, they should live and die with PDP, since anything PDP, even monkey in PDP will win election in their States.

So in your wrap mind the whole country should engulf in one political party?

Will zoning to each region stop the hunger and poverty that is affecting Nigerians mentality

We are looking at political issue you are talking about sex lala biko this ur mod is a rapist