Unusual calm in NASS over APC NEC meeting

ABUJA-THERE was unusual calm in the
House of Representatives over the zoning of
offices by the leadership of the All
Progressives Congress,APC, as some of the
party’s lawmakers have threatened to go
against the party’s directives on the issue of
speakership.



This is as Peoples Democratic Party,PDP,
caucus in the House has vowed to use its
number to resist imposition of a speaker on
the House. It insisted that anybody who will
emerge the Speaker must possess the quality
of the outgoing Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal
and must enjoy the support of majority of
House members irrespective of party
affiliation.

Speculations that APC has zoned the
Speaker and Deputy to South West and North
East gathered momentum Wednesday .
The party had on Monday issued a statement
denying the claim saying it was yet to zone
offices.

However, on Tuesday , some lawmakers from
the North West and North East met and said
they will reject any zoning arrangement that
did not take into account the feelings of all
the geo political zones.

“Yes we are following what is happening in
our party, we are ready to abide by the
decision of the party . But we will do that if
the decision is just and accommodating “,
one of the lawmakers who pleaded for
anonymity told Vanguard.

He continued ” if the party thinks it can force
its preference on us, I’m afraid we may adopt
the 2011 option and elect the best among us
irrespective of the zone he comes from.”

At the moment , six lawmakers have
announced plans to contest for the number
four position. They are Reps. Jibrin
Abdulmumuni (APC,Kano) ,Femi
Gbajabiamila (APC,Lagos), Yakubu Dogara
(APC,Bauchi), Mohammed Monguno
(APC,Borno), Pally Iriase, Edo and Ajibola
Famurewa Isreal (APC,Osun).