All is now set for members-elect
of the 9th House of Representatives to elect presiding officers to pilot their
affairs for the next four years.
A total of 360 members are
expected to cast their votes for their most preferred candidate.
The race for the speakership
would be a straight fight between former house leader Femi Gbajabiamila (Lagos,
APC) and Umar Bago (Niger, APC).
There is however another
aspirant, John Dyegh (Benue, APC) who has vowed not to step down from the race.
Mr Gbajabiamila enjoys the
support of most members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) which
initially declared him as the most preferred candidate.
On the other hand, Mr Bago enjoys
the backing of majority of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
members led by the former speaker, Yakubu Dogara.
So far, only one candidate, Idris
Wase has declared interest for the deputy speakership.
Mr Wase was initially running for
the speakership position but decided to step down and run for the deputy
position on the same ticket with Mr Gbajabiamila.
The APC, however, has a majority
of members, closely followed by the PDP. The gap between the two parties is
about 40 members.
Other political parties with
representation in the house include the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA),
People’s Redemption Party (PRP), Labour Party (LP), Action Alliance (AA),
Action Democratic Congress (ADC) and Social Democratic Party (SDP).
To emerge the speaker of the
house of representatives, a candidate must get simple majority votes in his
favour ie. at least 181 votes of the 360 lawmakers.
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