One hundred and sixty-four newly-elected lawmakers on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the House of Representatives have expressed support for the speakership ambition of Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, who is the party leadership’s choice for the position.
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The Forum of All Progressives Congress newly-elected members of the House of Representatives have expressed support for the consensus candidate of the party for the 9th National Assembly Speakership, Femi Gbajabiamila.
The reported zoning of the Speakership position of the House of Representatives to the South West by the ruling All Progressives Congress has been described as an insult on the North and an affront on the principle of federal character enshrined in the Constitution of Nigeria.
The All Progressives Congress, Lagos State Chapter, has urged party members who have won elections into the House of Representatives across the country to support Femi Gbajabiamila as Speaker.
The agreement was reached after extensive deliberation at a dinner held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday night
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno says former governors in the ninth National Assembly have endorsed the candidature of Sen. Ahmed Lawan for the seat of Senate President.
The Adamawa Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has thrown its weight behind the candidatures of Sen. Ahmed Lawan and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila for the leadership of the 9th National Assembly.
The Initiative for Demonstrating Change in Nigeria, a pro Buhari group, says it backs Senator Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila for the leadership of the 9th National Assembly.
Sustainable Democracy Agenda, a pressure group, has urged Adams Oshiomhole-led All Progressives Congress to remain resolute on its endorsement of Senator Ahmed Lawan and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as Senate President and Speaker of House of representatives.
The Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has officially joined the race for the office of the Speaker of the 9th Assembly.
The House of Representatives has suspended plenary to April 2 to enable members engage Ministries, Departments and Agencies at committee level on the defense of 2019 budget proposal.
Femi Gbajabiamila of the All Progressives Congress and Olatunji Soyinka of the Peoples Democratic Party have emerged winners of Surulere Federal Constituencies l and ll respectively in the House of Representatives election held on Saturday.
The House of Representatives Committee of the Whole House on Tuesday approved and adopted the report of the ad hoc committee on a bill for an Act to repeal the National Minimum wage act to prescribe a New National Minimum Wage for workers.
The House of Representatives has begun debate on the 2019 Appropriation Bill but the exercise was almost put on hold after some irreconcilable figures were pointed out by a member, Hon. Adamu Chika.
Gbajabiamila, an All Progressives Congress Chieftain from Lagos told newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday that the party had more than the required number to stop the process.
The resolution was sequel to a motion by Hon. Raphael Igbokwe on the kidnap of four reverend sisters in Delta, at a plenary presided over by Speaker Yakubu Dogara.
“Let the people’s vote decide who will be the party’s candidate in 2019,″ Tinubu said at Ikeja Ward C, where he participated in the ongoing APC gubernatorial primary in Lagos.
The Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, made the disclosure to newsmen on Monday after a meeting between the committee and party stakeholders in Lagos.
The APC governorship primary in the state is scheduled for Monday (today).
Senator Anthony Adefuye, a member the council, announced the endorsement to party members on Saturday, at a stakeholders’ meeting at the ACME Road state party secretariat.