Femi Gbajabiamila, majority
leader of the House of Representatives, says he has a “comfortable lead” to
become speaker in the 9th assembly.
Addressing journalists in Abuja
on Tuesday, Gbajabiamila who spoke through Abdulmumin Jibrin, his campaign
spokesman, said his support cuts across party lines.
The All Progressives Congress
(APC) which is expected to produce the next speaker had endorsed Gbajabiamila
as its choice for the position.
He was also endorsed for the
position in 2015 but was eventually beaten to it by Yakubu Dogara.
He said: “Now we have the numbers
to win the election on June 10. We have applied different kind of modules to
weigh our numbers. In all the instances we have applied, we have arrived at a
very comfortable number that will win us the eleciton. We have gotten all the
numbers we require.
“We also have large number of
members from PDP and other opposition parties. Femi and (Mohammed) Wase are
foing to run all inclusive house. We believe we will get PDP and others to join
the train.
“If not for the fact that we have
to keep our guards, we would have asked my colelagues to go and sleep and come
back in June, that victory is ours. But we are not taking anything for granted.
Jibrin said Dogara who is of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is also being lobbied to ensure a “common
ground”.
According to him, “we are also
lobbying the incumbent speaker. We appreciate the value he can bring on board.
He has a support base and controls a particular bloc of the house.
“We have opened up negotiations
with him and we are pretty sure because of the love he has for this parliament,
we will reach a common ground.”
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