Two other groups have urged the All Progressives Congress to zone the position of the speaker to their respective zones in the 9th Assembly.
The South-east group said the region has long been excluded and “all it needs is to be included as the politics of exclusion has not yielded much political dividend”. The convener, Chris-lance Oyemechere, said it is not fair for the region which produced Vice President to produce speaker again. The lawmakers are: house spokesperson Abdulrazak Namdas , Mukhtar Aliyu Betara , Idris Wase , Umar Bago , Nkeiruka Onyejeocha , John Okafor , Babangida Ibrahim , and Mohammed Kazaure .
Jointly addressing the press in Abuja, the National Coordinator, Godwin Meliga and National Secretary, Abbah Emmanuel, asked President Muhammadu Buhari, the APC chairman, and members of the 9th assembly to support the member. “This logically places the zone on the same number of states as the North-west zone, at seven states, with the inclusion of the Federal Capital Territory.
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