The Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP, has taken a swipe at the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives
Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, for insisting that the party will not
share chairmanship of House of Representatives and Senate’ Committees with
opposition parties in the 9th Assembly.
The party described as
unfortunate, the statement credited to Oshiomhole, adding that there is no way
the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate would emerge without the
support of lawmakers elected on the platform of the PDP.
A statement yesterday by the
Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Diran Odeyemi, said the PDP
has a joker it is keeping close to the chest.
He warned that when the chips are
down, both Oshiomhole and the APC will be shocked.
Odeyemi said: “We wonder why
Adams Oshiomhole will continue to display a clear lack of understanding of how
the leadership of the federal parliament emerges.
“It seems he believes that his
choice of Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila for the Senate President and
Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively will see fruition without
the support of our lawmakers. We have our own strategy and at the right time,
both him (Oshiomhole) and the APC will be shocked.
“As a party still learning the
ropes, having only won elections in 2015, APC can be forgiven for thinking the
leadership of the National Assembly is its own to determine.”
On the chairmanship of the
committees, the publicity scribe counselled Oshiomhole not to be in a hurry,
stating that very soon, the chairmen will emerge in a way he would find
difficult to understand.
“He should not be in a hurry and
like I said, Oshiomhole appears to have little understanding of how these
things work. The chairmen of the committees are not his to appoint. The earlier
he realises this, the better for him,” he added.
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