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Rancour in APC Over Gbajabiamila's Endorsement
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Rancour in APC Over Gbajabiamila's Endorsement
The election of Femi Gbajabiamila's endorsement as All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus candidate for the office of Speaker in the House of Reps. Has been faulted by Yakubu Dogara, his main challenger.
On June 5, the party's National Secretary, Alhaji Mai Mala Buni, had announced Gbajabiamila, who was the Minority Leader in the Seventh House, represents Surulere Federal Constituency 1 of Lagos State, as the party's candidate for the Speakership run.
Mohammed Monguno, from Borno state, had also emerged as the party's sole candidate for the post of Deputy Speaker.
Mohammed also disclosed that the APC legislators were made to sign an undertaking to abide by the outcome of the primary election to select the party's consensus candidate.
After the election, the APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, urged Gbajabimila to run an all-inclusive House by reaching out to his colleagues who were aggrieved with the process.
There was rancour among the elected lawmakers, with the supporters of Hon. Yakubu Dogara claiming total ignorance of the voting process.
Meanwhile Hon. Jubril Abdulmumin on behalf of Dogara said they were not prepared for a primary election, and it should therefore be cancelled. He also termed the election as 'illegal'