As the race for the Speaker of the 10th House of
Representatives goes on, a group has appealed to one of the contenders,
Honourable Mukhtar Aliyu Betara to step down for Tajudeen Abbas.
The political pressure group, North-East Advancement for
Good Governance, led by its Coordinator, Hamza Ukkasha, made the appeal at a
press conference held in Bauchi.
According to Ukkasha, the appeal became imperative for
reasons of equity, fair play, national unity and cohesion in view of the fact
that the party and the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu have both
given the North-East subregion the opportunity to produce the Vice
President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima.
“We strongly appeal and call on Hon. Betara, in the name of
patriotism, recognition of ethnic divisions, national cohesion and the greater
good of the North-East people, to emulate competent colleagues who have stepped
down for Hon. Tajuddeen Abbas and help ensure the smooth take off of the
Asiwaju administration,” the group’s coordinator said.
Ukkasha added that, “it is no longer news that the 2023
general elections have come and gone, leaving behind a discussion that requires
all hands to be on deck to safeguard the peace and unity of Nigeria.
“The above mentioned is the reason we are all here once
again to air our voice as North East Advancement for Good Governance on which
region should get what for justice, fairness and equity.
“First of all, we want to join other leaders and the party
leadership in their decision to zone the office of the Speaker to the North
West.
“This is an undeniable response to goodwill poured out by
the people of the region towards the election of Tinubu/ Shettima ticket in the
last general election.
“The need to add our voice to this ongoing conversation
became necessary, considering the fact that the party and the President-elect,
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu have both given the North-East subregion the
opportunity to produce the Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima.”
According to Ukkasha, the group would have preferred a
situation whereby the North-East subregion produced many officials, including
the Speaker, House of Representatives, in the Tinubu presidency, asserting that
the intricacies of national unity and social cohesion made it expedient for the
group to call on party faithful to allow other zones to produce the Speaker.
Ukkasha then commended APC’s National Working Committee led
by Senator Abdullahi Adamu for its choice of Abbas as the next Speaker after
wide consultations with stakeholders, including the President-elect.
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