Speakership: EFCC not harassing me to drop ambition, says Olatunbosun

A Speakership aspirant for the Ninth House of Representatives,
Olatunbosun Olajide, on Friday said he was not under pressure to
drop his ambition.

He specifically said the operatives of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission have not summoned him for interrogation
on the matter.

Olatunbosun stated this while addressing journalists in
Abuja.

He justified his resolve to contest the election despite the
fact that the leadership of the All Progressives Congress has
endorsed Femi Gbajabiamila from the same zone for the position.

He maintained that his action does not constitute an anti-party
activity because he was still operating within the constitution of
Nigeria.

The aspirant said that his emergence as speaker would not have a
negative impact on the relationship between the legislature and the
executive in the Ninth National Assembly.

He said, “I don’t know of any other aspirants but I can confirm
to you that the operatives of the EFCC are not after me and nobody
has invited me for any form of interrogation.

“My emergence as Speaker of the Ninth House of Representatives
despite not being the candidate of my party will not affect a
robust engagement between the executive and the legislature because
the interest of Nigerians would be paramount in our agenda.

“We could disagree to agree on a number of issues but the
reforms that our leadership would introduce especially in the areas
of budgeting, security, human rights, and people’s welfare would
encourage the executive to work with us.”

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