TRIBUNE NG
Seven aspirants vying for the position of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 10th Assembly, on Friday, vowed to present a consensus candidate that will contest with the anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Tajudeen Abbas.
The election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 10th Assembly is scheduled for 13th June, 2023 after the president’s proclamation.
Speaking during the formal declaration of the outgoing Deputy Speaker of the 9th Assembly, Hon. Idris Wase, in Abuja, the lawmakers while delivering their goodwill messages unanimously vowed to support one of their own to contest for the office.
In his address, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations, Muktar Betara Aliyu, said “I have known the Deputy Speaker since 2007 and we have been together since then. For us forming a group, we are not fighting, we are all APC members. A consensus candidate can be picked but we must sit and say this is the person we have picked to lead us. I assure all my Colleagues, Members-elect, former Members, we are not going to fight. We are going to agree to support one of us as Speaker.”
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