Tajudeen Abbas, a member-elect and aspirant for the
speakership of the house of representatives has visited Babajide Sanwo-Olu,
governor of Lagos, to seek his support.
Abbas, the anointed candidate of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) for the position, visited Sanwo-Olu in Lagos, on Saturday, in
the company of Benjamin Kalu, the party’s choice as deputy speaker.
The decision of the APC to nominate
Abbas and Kalu as candidates for the leadership of the green chamber for the
forthcoming national assembly has sparked controversy within the party.
Speaking during the visit, Abbas said he and others anointed
by the party needed the support of Sanwo-Olu to “reach out to all the
contestants and governors”.
He added that the governor’s guidance would also be needed
to “heal the wounds” created by the ongoing national assembly leadership
tussle.
“We are here for your prayer. Being one of the most loyal
party governors, we believe your prayer and support will go a long way in
actualising our goal,” the lawmaker said.
“We need your prayer to ensure that we will not only win
come June 13 but that we will be able to stabilise the house and heal the
wounds, particularly from various contestants in this race.
“We know you are a
true Nigerian, you can reach out to all the contestants and governors and
ensure we have unity of purpose in this particular project.
Speaking also, Kalu, who is also the house of
representatives spokesperson, said their leadership would ensure equality while
the demands of Nigerians would direct its decision-making.
“We are preaching the balancing of inequalities between
members and gender and will ensure that,” he said
“We are going to project institutional trust driven by
credibility, competence and capacity so that people can see that the national
assembly is an institution they can rely on.
“The incoming speaker
had told me that the gavel shall go in the direction of Nigerians and not his
emotions or sentiment.”
Last Tuesday, Abbas also visited Bola Tinubu,
president-elect, in Abuja.
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