9th National Assembly speaker: APC adopts Gbajabiamila | Nairalaw

The ruling All Progresives Congress has formally adopted the
Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila,
as its choice for the position of the next Speaker.

The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, said
this in a brief statement on Tuesday.

Issa-Onilu said the party had also zoned the position of Deputy
Speaker to the North-Central.

He said, “The APC has adopted Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as its
candidate for the position of the Speaker of the House of
Representatives in the 9th Assembly.

“This position was reached after an intensive deliberation with
the APC’s House of Representatives members-elect at a dinner with
President Muhammadu Buhari at the Banquet Hall of Aso Villa.

“The Deputy Speaker position has been zoned to the
North-Central.”

Gbajabiamila is from Lagos State in the South-West.

He was also the party’s choice in 2015 but lost the seat to the
current Speaker, Yakubu Dogara.

The party had earlier annouced the Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan,
as its choice for the position of the next Senate President.

Lawan was also the party’s choice in 2015 but lost to Bukola
Saraki.