The tension over the
leadership of the House came to an end on Tuesday at the plenary after the
Speaker of the House, Honourable Yakubu Dogara, announced the principal
officers.
Gbajabiamila’s
emergence was a
signal that the different factions may have closed ranks on the
matter.
Other
key positions were also announced by the Speaker. Honourable Buba Jubril was
chosen as the Deputy Majority Leader, while Honourable Alhassan Dogwa was made
the Chief Whip. Honourable Pally Iriase was chosen as the Deputy Whip.
Earlier,
the Dogara group had argued that the Majority Leader should not come from the
south-west and the north-east zones, considering the fact that the two zones
produced the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker positions.
Today’s
agreement may have put to rest the long drawn disagreement over the matter and
a clear indication that the intervention of President Muhhamadu Buhari may have
helped resolve the crisis which had threatened the unity of the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC).
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