desperate bid to install his stooge as Speaker of the House of
Representatives, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Senator
Bola Tinubu, has successfully arranged a meeting of APC returning and
elected members of the House of Representatives with President Muhammadu
Buhari for Tuesday.
Inspite that the Southwest geopolitical zone already secured the Vice
President’s position, the “zone” that came fourth by the number of votes
from geopolitical for the APC is also being pushed for “speakership” as
against the North Central geopolitical zone that came third and has never
produced leadership of the House of Representatives in 20years.
Tinubu wants his stooge, Femi Gbajabiamila as Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, who is
an ally of Tinubu is at the forefront of plot to place the control of the
National Assembly in his hands.
Plot to secure what was described as “Baba’s endorsement” so as to shut
out the North Central zone that is agitating for the Speakership position
was hatched in a meeting held in Tinubu’s residence last week.
Already, Oshiomhole has been able to secure an appointment for the APC
returning and elected members of the House of Representatives to have a
“dinner” with President Buhari on Tuesday.
Invitation to the dinner termed “joint NWC/members of the House of
Representatives dinner with Mr. President” was sent out last night.
It reads “The National Chairman, comrade Adams A Oshiomole has the Honour
and pleasure to cordially invite Members of the National Working Committee
and APC Returning and Elected Members of the House of Representatives to a
dinner with Mr. President.”
According to the invitation issued on behalf of Oshiomhole by his Director
of Admin, Abdullahi Yusuf Gashua, the dinner will hold at Banquet Hall,
Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Invitees are to arrive at 7:15pm while the dinner will start at 7:30.
“As it was done in the case of Senator Ahmed Lawan, Oshiomhole will just
announce at the dinner that the Speakership position has been zone to the
Southwest and Gbajabiamila has been chosen.
“Not minding the fact that no meeting has been held by the National
Working Committee (NWC) to zone National Assembly positions, Oshiomhole
will make the announcement as the position of the party’s National Working
Committee (NWC), giving no room for other members of the NWC to speak.
“Thereafter, some selected returning members of the House of
Representatives will be made to speak in support of the arrangee
endorsement.
“Even though Tinubu and Oshiomhole are not unmindful of this plot being
against the words and letters of our party’s constitution, especially
regarding to fair and even distribution of positions, they are hellbent in
pushing it through because of his (Tinubu) 2023 Presidential ambition.
“This same desperate ambition of Tinubu to be President cost us States
like Imo, Oyo, Rivers and may cost us Zamfara State. It almost cost us
Ogun State when Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s candidate was denied ticket and
we must thread carefully so that the ambition of one man does not cost us
the National Assembly leadership,” a member of the party’s NWC, who
preferred anonymity said.