By Chris Udochukwu
The Greater Majority” of the 10th House of Representatives has put together an 11-man Committee – complemented by a chairman and secretary – charged with the task of shortlisting, screening and eventual recommendation of aspirants for the Speakership and Deputy Speaker positions.
In a statement by the Media Committee of the Opposition Parties signed by their three spokespers namely; Hon. Afam Victor Ogene,
Hon. Dachung Bagos and Hon. Gaza Jonathan Gbefwi, made available to Precise Post, the group also listed the names of the members of the committee.
The statement reads in full:
PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MEDIA COMMITTEE OF THE OPPOSITION PARTIES(GREATER MAJORITY), ON THE SEARCH FOR CREDIBLE SPEAKERSHIP & DEPUTY SPEAKER POSITIONS FROM AMONG IT’S RANKS
Protocols!
Gentlemen of the Press
Barely one week ago, precisely on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, We, the seven political parties which make up the Minority bloc of the 10th Assembly of the House of Representatives, announced to the Nigerian people, via your different media organs, that it would, ultimately, seek to field candidates for the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker from among our ranks.
This position has largely been foisted on the emergent 10th Assembly by the discordant tunes coming from the stable of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Conscious, however, of the common pact which our respective political parties have with the Nigerian people, to wit, ‘holding government accountable to the people,’ We resolved to step into the arena, by offering credible and alternative leadership options.
Our position is further bouyed by our dominant numerical strength, which by Parliamentary ethos, precedent and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, As Amended, allows us to contest the Presiding Officers position.
Since emerging as the “Greater Majority,” with a combined Members-Elect tally of 183, as against the APC’s total of 177, history beckons on us to constructively, and creatively, chart the path towards the deepening of our nation’s democracy.
Consequently, and in keeping with it’s resolve in that regard, the “Greater Majority” of the 10th House of Representatives has put together an 11-man Committee – complemented by a chairman and secretary – charged with the task of shortlisting, screening and eventual recommendation of aspirants for the Speakership and Deputy Speaker positions.
With a long-standing member of the House of Representatives, the Rt. Hon. Nicholas Mutu as Chairman, and Hon. Afam Victor Ogene as Secretary, the Committee has one week to turn in its Report.
Please, find below a list of members of the Committee, drawn majorly from the different minority parties, viz:
Rt. Hon Nicholas Mutu
Chairman (PDP)
Hon. Abdulmumini Jibrin
Deputy Chairman (NNPP)
Hon. Oluwole Oke
Member (PDP)
Hon. Gaza Jonathan Gbefwi
Member (SDP)
Hon. Beni Lar
Member (PDP)
Hon. Dr. Ali Isa JC
Member (PDP)
Hon. Kabiru Alhassan Rurum
Member (NNPP )
Hon. Donatus Mathew Kuzalio
Member (LP)
Hon. Yusuf Salisu Majigiri
Member (PDP)
Hon. Nnabuife Chinwe Clara
Member (YPP)
Hon. Gwacham Maureen Chinwe
(Member) APGA
Hon. Idris Salman
Member (ADC)
Hon. Afam Ogene
Secretary (LP)
Signed:
Hon. Afam Victor Ogene
Hon. Dachung Bagos
Hon. Gaza Jonathan Gbefwi
Spokespersons: The Greater Majority, House of Representatives, Abuja
