Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday congratulated SenatorAhmed Lawan and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila on their victories as President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively.
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Wase emerged after Gbajabiamila defeated Hon. Umar Bago to clinch the Speaker’s seat on Tuesday
Gbajabiamila, the Majority Leader in the 8th House of Representatives, recorded a landslide victory over his sole opponent, Hon. Umar Bago from Niger State
Former Governor of Abia State and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Dr. Orji Kalu, has congratulated the duo of Senator Ahmed Lawan and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila on their emergence as President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively.
The first task of the inauguration, based on the proclamation of President Muhammadu Buhari, is the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House
This followed the successful completion of the election of the President of the Senate and his deputy
The House of Representatives members-elect are to be inaugurated on Tuesday
Kalu, who had endorsed the duo of Senator Ahmed Lawan and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila for the positions of Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively, announced his decision to withdraw from the race in the early hours of Tuesday
Both Ndume and Bago are members of the All Progressives Congress
While the party and President Buhari have endorsed some of the senators-elect for Principal Officers’ position in the 9th National Assembly, some of them are insisting on a contest for the positions
Despite the pronouncement of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress that after wide consultations with President Muhammadu Buhari and other stakeholders of the party, it has formally endorsed Senator Ovie Omo-Agege as the party’s candidate for the position of Deputy Senate President in the 9th national assembly, a leading contender in the race and Senator-elect, Abia North Senatorial District, Dr. Orji Kalu, has debunked insinuations that he had withdrawn from the contest.
The governors under the aegis of the Progressives Governors Forum took the decision at a closed door meeting held at the Kebbi State Governor’s Lodge on Sunday night in Abuja
Two members-elect of the House of Representatives, Sha’aban Sharada and Hafiz Ibrahim have called on members to vote massively for Femi Gbajabiamila and Ahmad Wase for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives.
Some members-elect of the House of Representatives under the Forum of First Term Members has adopted Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila for the office of the Speaker of the 9th National Assembly.
The court has also ordered the Area Court to stay action in whatsoever manner on any case involving Gbajabiamila
A Federal High Court on Friday adjourned for further mention a suit challenging the nomination of Femi Gbajabiamila, a member of the House of Representatives vying for the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 9th National Assembly until June 14.
The 8th House of Representatives has ended its tenure after four years in office and has adjourned indefinitely in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
An FCT High Court in Jabi on Thursday refused to bar Femi Gbajabiamila, a top contender of the Speakership of the 9th House of Representatives, from going ahead with his ambitions.
A socio-cultural group, the North Central Inter-religious Inter-tribal Political Forum for Peace, Development and United Nigeria, has called on the members-elect not to elect any member with alleged criminal records as the Speaker.
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has never been convicted anywhere, the Femi Gbajabiamila/Wase Campaign Team said on Wednesday.