A faction in the House of Representatives, identified as the Consolidation Group has aligned with Speaker, Yakubu Dogara’s position by adopting Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa (Kano/APC/North West) as theHouse Leader; Hon. Buba Jibrin (Kogi/APC/North Central) as Deputy House Leader, Hon. Pally Iriase (Edo/APC/South South) as the Chief Whip and Hon. Chika Okafor (Imo/APC/South East) as the Deputy Chief Whip.
In a statement issued yesterday by its spokesman, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, to newsmen in Abuja, the group explained that their proposal was in line with Dogara’s July 16 proposed zoning arrangement for the distribution of principal offices in the House.
The zoning proposal by the group titled the ‘Dogara Formula’ flies in the face of the directives given by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
According to the consolidation group, “For the benefit of enlightenment, it is important to state that in terms of the leadership status of these vacant positions, the House Leader is the most senior, followed by the Chief Whip. In the spirit of reconciliation and unity, Speaker Dogara has graciously conceded the positions of House Leader and Chief Whip to the Femi Gbajabiamila group.”
“We therefore call on our supporters to intensify lobbying at the zonal caucuses to ensure that these members emerge to assume the positions,” the statement added.
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