All the 24 newly elected House of Representa-tives members from Kano State have pledged their support for Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila as the next Speaker of the Green Chamber of the National Assembly.
Their decision was reached at a meeting with Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje yesterday in Abuja.
Speaking for the group, the Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Alhasan Ado Doguwa,said their move was in deference to the “decision of the National Working Committee of the APC on the zoning of the position of the Speaker of the House, to the Southwest.”
Doguwa who won re-election from Tudun Wada/Doguwa added: “all the 24 of us discussed freely, as elected representatives of the people and agreed to endorse the candidature of Femi Gbajabiamila, for the Speakership, under the watch of our governor, Dr. Ganduje and the state chairman of our party.”
Doguwa, who was flanked by his colleagues, added that the meeting also deliberated extensively on other issues relating to the APC and some critical issues affecting the development of Kano State.
The motion to adopt Gbajabiamila was seconded by the Speaker, Kano House of Assembly and member-elect for Rano/Kibiya/Bunkure Federal constituency, Kabiru Alhasan Rurum.
In his brief remarks, Ganduje thanked the members elect for their contributions during the meeting and for aligning with the decision of the APC leadership, regarding the Speakership.
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