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Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the North-West and South-West geopolitical zones are currently slogging it out over which zone will produce the next Speaker of the House of Representatives, following the defection of Honourable Aminu Waziri Tambuwal to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Sources in Abuja confirmed to Sunday Tribune that leaders of the North-West had, at the weekend, made representation to President Goodluck Jonathan over the possibility of another Speaker emerging from the zone.

The request from the North-West is clashing with the interest of the South-West which leaders had earlier made a similar representation to President Jonathan to ensure that the post goes back to it.

It was confirmed that shortly after Tambuwal’s defection to the APC, leaders of the PDP in the South-West immediately made representations to President Jonathan, asking him to ensure that the zone regains the Speaker’s position which was allocated to it in 2011.

Leader of the zone were said to have argued that the marginalisation of the zone should now be ended with the exit of Tambuwal.

They were also said to have argued that of all the seven top posts in the federal hierarchy, the South-West is completely left out.

While the South-South produced President Jonathan, the North-West was allotted the post of Vice-President, with the North-Central producing Senate President.

The South-East produced Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), while the North-East produced the national Chairman of the party.

The South-West was to produce the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in line with the PDP zoning arrangement, but the emergence of Tambuwal from the North-West upturned the arrangement, thus ensuring that the North-West produced the Vice-President and Speaker of the House of Representatives.

It also ensured that the South-East produced the SGF, deputy Senate President and deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, a position that was originally zoned to the North-East.

“Indications have emerged that the North-West leaders are insisting on producing the next speaker of the House who will succeed Tambuwal. This is not going down well with the South-West leaders of the PDP who are unequivocal about their desire to right the wrongs of 2011 with the exit of Tambuwal. I can tell you that the President has a big decision to take in a matter of days,” the source said.

The source, however, said leaders of the two zones had agreed that Tambuwal ought to be removed from office as quickly as possible.


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There is no battle, it is meant for the SW

For the speaker to have defected to an opposition party before he runs for the Governor of another State or other position without an amicable departure from the party that honored him with a speakership position for years, tells how indecent Nigerian politician are to the electorate and lack of ideology or to say the least, void of principle, whereby, the electorate have never been respected due to their medieval disposition to affairs of modern state; the scenario is best described as a wholesome disposition to a "cash and carry" dimensional politics.

The self centered move by the Speaker, is an invitation of crises to the Nigerian polity that is already in boiling point. The interest of Nigeria ought to guide an intelligent person in leadership.Unfortunately, I did not see that in Tamibuwal. His action is short of a vagabond if I may insinuate with little reservation. The media, must continue to be the 4th estate and not provide a 5th column leverages by inflating the notion that there's uproar in terminating the security attaché to the renegade speaker. What did he the speaker expects? He must have plan B for his security. If not, he must be dumb. If I am PDP or the President, I will do more than that as long is it would be within the confine of the law of the Party and the land. PDP do not need to impeach Tambuwal in the House, the later is in majority and by simple majority follow parliamentary procedure to change leader in their house caucus. Tambuwal is a speaker at the mercy of the party that brought him there. One must not bite the finger that feeds him.

Not resigning before defection is a brazen affront to Nigeria democracy and any Media that say otherwise, is aiding 5th column agenda of a rebel.

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I believe someone from the SW will emerge speaker, it was originally zoned to them.

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For the speaker to have defected to an opposition party before he runs for the Governor of another State or other position without an amicable departure from the party that honored him with a speakership position for years, tells how indecent Nigerian politician are to the electorate and lack of ideology or to say the least, void of principle, whereby, the electorate have never been respected due to their medieval disposition to affairs of modern state; the scenario is best described as a wholesome disposition to a "cash and carry" dimensional politics.

The self centered move by the Speaker, is an invitation of crises to the Nigerian polity that is already in boiling point. The interest of Nigeria ought to guide an intelligent person in leadership.Unfortunately, I did not see that in Tamibuwal. His action is short of a vagabond if I may insinuate with little reservation. The media, must continue to be the 4th estate and not provide a 5th column leverages by inflating the notion that there's uproar in terminating the security attaché to the renegade speaker. What did he the speaker expects? He must have plan B for his security. If not, he must be dumb. If I am PDP or the President, I will do more than that as long is it would be within the confine of the law of the Party and the land. PDP do not need to impeach Tambuwal in the House, the later is in majority and by simple majority follow parliamentary procedure to change leader in their house caucus. Tambuwal is a speaker at the mercy of the party that brought him there. One must not bite the finger that feeds him.

Not resigning before defection is a brazen affront to Nigeria democracy and any Media that say otherwise, is aiding 5th column agenda of a rebel.

Since when did d constitutional sovereignty of Nigeria subjugated to a mere party constitution of PDP? What does the constitution says as regard d emergence of speakership? How does it suggest its removal? whose obligatory right is't to interpret d constitution? Does d constitution mentions ruling party as d automatic speaker/senate of both d upper n lower chamber of legislature? Learner like u needs education...people like u just argue for its sake...ur brain melted already. Oponu ayirada ode