“Also, section 50b stipulates that, ‘A speaker and a deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be elected by the members of that house from among themselves.
“It is therefore clear that, the election of these presiding officers is purely an internal affair that concerns only members of the National Assembly and therefore, they should be allowed to decide who among them would occupy the positions in order to avoid repetition of the past mistakes – we may all recall the incidences of the 7th and 8th National Assembly.
“In my view, external interference in the election of the next presiding officers of the National Assembly would not only violate the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution and standing orders of both the Senate and House of Representatives, but would also cause serious misunderstandings between the legislative and executive arms of government.”
He alleged that desperate politicians are planning to use undemocratic means to impose leadership at both chambers which he said is undemocratic and dangerous to democracy.
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