Reps Principal Officers : Gbajagbiamila Challenges APC National Chair, Governors

In what appears like display of disloyalty to the leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) and the decision of some party stalwarts at the states level, by Speaker Femi Gbajagbiamila, he clandestinely plans to change the decision reached over the endorsement of Hon Alhassan Ado Doguwa, from Kano, as the House Leader.

According to our source, close to the House of Representatives leadership, it reveals that decision was taken by all stakeholders, including the national leadership of the party, in which the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole was with all the stakeholders when he announced, to their hearing, that the party goes for Doguwa for the position of the House Leader.

But few hours after that decision, information started dishing out that, one of the top most House Principal officers started making U-turn on that decision, arguing that he wanted the position to go to his long standing friend, another Member from Kano.

An argument which surreptitiously be convincing to the Speaker, who backed Doguwa before, and now backs another contestant from Kano too. This seeming change of position by the Speaker, is regarded as looking down at the party leadership structure with disdain.

Many people were surprised how the Speaker turns back rejecting what the Kano government and all other stakeholders, including Caucus of APC legislators from Kano and other stakeholders concerning the position of the House Leader.

While it was very clear for him how Kano gave him all the backing when he was vying for the Speakership position. But it turned out to be paying back to Kano with inflicting consequences.

A source close to the House leadership, reveals that, “It is very disheartening to see that our Speaker Mr Gbajagbiamila has started with messy steps. Look at how he is paying back to Kano state, who unanimously gave him all the votes he needed to become Speaker. He doesn’t give a damn to Kano’s interest and the interest of the national leadership of our great party, the APC.”

“It is very disappointing, to begin with such wrong calculation from the part of the Speaker. I doubt if he can survive his chair very well. Senate leadership’s loyalty to the party is intact and worth appreciating. They have since announced their set of leadership arrangement. All principal officers are known within few days,” says the source.

Investigation reveals that, with his indecision mind, Gbajagbiamila is bound to fail his new tenure as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in a near future.