A firebrand lawmaker and leading member of the opposition\u00a0at the Federal House of Representatives, Hon Bimbo Daramola has added his voice to the crises rocking\u00a0the Assembly; in his view\u00a0only the court can determine the legality of House of Representatives Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal\u2019s defection from the PDP to the APC.<\/p>\n
Speaking on Channels Television breakfast show on Monday, Daramola said Tambuwal must have consulted with his community before making the decision and he was sure that the defection was in line with the demands of his constituents.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no one politicians who would take any of his constituents for granted\u2026 I know too certainly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reading from the laws governing the leadership of the House of Representatives,\u00a0the lawmaker representing Ekiti North Federal Constituency 1 (Oye\/Ikole)\u00a0stated that there were no rules in black and white stating that the Speaker of the House must be from the majority party or elected by numerical strength.<\/p>\n
Highlighting the rules which further provides the procedure for the election of the Speaker, Daramola condemned the situation whereby \u201cnobody has enlightened Nigerians in this direction, so people tend to moralise and sermonise\u201d the defection.<\/p>\n
On the argument that there were no divisions in the PDP to have warranted Mr Tambuwal\u2019s defection, as recommended by the law, Daramola argued that the PDP in Sokoto State indeed had internal issues.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot less than 44 member have a subsisting case in court right now,\u201d he said, adding that the current Governor in Sokoto State, having left the PDP while his Deputy has remained in the party was an indication of division.<\/p>\n
He argued further, \u201cThere\u2019s no provision that says you must convince the (House) members (on the reason for defection). The constitution just says that this is the only door that you can walk through.\u201d<\/p>\n
For those insisting that Tambuwal\u2019s defection was not justified and therefore illegal, Daramola said that the court remained the best place to prove if Tambuwal\u2019s defection was right or wrong.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the demand by some PDP members for an honourable resignation from the Speaker, Daramola said, \u201cI do not know of any Speaker who has earned the opulence of a honourable gentleman like him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all know we are used to banana peels all over the place, (but) this man has chaperoned the House in three and a half years like no other.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daramola also took a swipe at the Federal Government, wondering why the Government was more interested in removing the Speaker instead of its primary purpose of providing security, with reference to the state of insecurity in the North-East and the rising number of Internally Displaced Persons in Adamawa State.<\/p>\n
He also condemned the act of the Inspector-General of Police striping the Speaker of his security details, referring to it as illegal. He warned that it was about time for institutions in Nigeria to be more empowered and independent.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo nation can be greater than the values espoused and believed by its leaders,\u201d\u00a0Daramola said<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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