Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Monday, July 27, 2015, warned all members of the parliament, mostly, members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), who are against his leadership, to conduct themselves orderly as the parliament resumes, otherwise, they would be severely dealt with.

Members of the APC Loyalist Group had been at dagger drawn with the speaker over the allocation of the Principal Officers seats meant for the APC in the lower chamber as the Speaker and his supporters under the auspices of Consolidation Group have consistently rejected the desire of the APC National Leadership to foist some persons on the parliament as the Principal Officers.

The plenary was thrown into chaos a month ago when loyalists of the Speaker and members of the APC Loyalist Group engaged in an open fight on the floor of the House as the Speaker refused to read the “anointing letter” from the party Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, and was preparing to read out names of his own anointed candidate.

While the House was on the forced break, the Speaker’s group played a fast one on the party by offering the contentious seats to some members of the APC Loyalist Group who speedily accepted it and dumped the agitation against Dogara.

However, the rest members of the Loyalist Group at a press conference on Sunday denounced their members who accepted the “Equity Formula” proposed by the Speaker and raised the alarm that plans were afoot to deny some of them access to the chamber as the plenary reconvene on July 27, 2015.

In a response to the Loyalist Group, the Speaker in a statement issued by Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas on behalf of the House Ad-Hoc Committee on Media and Publicity denied any plan to ban any member from the floor of the House today.

In another statement by Aminu Shehu Shagari, the chairman, House Adhoc Committee on Code of Conduct, stern warning was issued to loyalist of Femi Gbajabiamila that the plenary on Monday must be incident-free or they will be heavily descended on.

The terse statement from Shagari read in part: “Members may wish to note that the Committee has been saddled with the responsibility of carrying out the functions of the Standing Committee on Ethics and Privileges.

“As we resume plenary on Tuesday 28, July, 2015, the Committee wishes to call on all members to conduct themselves in an orderly manner.

“The Committee will no longer tolerate any unruly behaviour by any member of the House no matter how highly placed.

“Members who have grievances are advised to explore peaceful avenues of seeking redress instead of resorting to violence on the floor of the House, or the precints of the National Assembly.

“There are adequate sanctions in place to penalise any member who may want to disrupt the peace during plenary, Committee meetings or other legislative functions of the House.

“The House will deal with any member who violates the rules, disrupts plenary, or is found wanting of miscoduct and other sundry offences.

“Members are admonished to demonstrate high standards of ethics consistent with the important role of Lawmaking and the 8th Assembly Legislative Agenda which place emphasis on the wellbeing of the Nigerian people.

“We should all be guided accordingly.

The war against the loyalists of Gbajabiamila was continued in the statement issued by Ad-Hoc Committee on Media and Publicity as the committee said that all who alleged that they are being threatened are all liars.

The Dogara loyalists insisted that there was no plan to bar anyone from the Chambers but urged them to comport themselves as the plenary of the parliament resumes today.

The allegations raised that the Dogara leadership was primed to thwart the anti-corruption stance of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration was also not true.

“Our attention has been drawn to statement issued by some members who lost out in the leadership contest on Sunday alleging that there was a plot to bar them from accessing the premises of the House of Representatives on Tuesday 28th July 2015.

“We wish to state that the 8th House of Representatives under the able leadership of our Speaker, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, is a responsible parliament that would never contemplate anything like that.

“It is the right and freedom of every member to attend plenary, Committee meetings and even access their offices without any hindrance.

“There was never a time the leadership considered blocking members from the National Assembly.

“The allegations can best be described as baseless, unfounded and figment of their imagination.

“Members are hereby advise to, in accordance with relevant provisions of the House Rules, Legislative Houses Powers and Privileges Act, and the Code of Conduct of the House, conduct themselves with decorum and in a manner deserving of honourable members of the House, during plenary, Committee meetings and other legislative engagements in the House.

“Similarly, the members also made alleged that the leadership was trying to truncate President Muhammadu Buhari`s anti-corruption crusade.

“We find this allegation as uncharitable and unbecoming of a House member. The Speaker Yakubu Dogara`s record of incorruptibility endeared him to the members which culminated in his election as Speaker on June 9th.

“One of the first major decisions taken by the leadership was to draft the Legislative Agenda which is primarily aimed blocking revenue leakages, introduce anti-graft legislations and help the government in its drive to restructure the country.

“We advise the members who lost put in the election of presiding and principal officers to emulate those who have accepted the olive branch extended to them by Mr. Speaker in the interest of peace, and stability of the House.

“Nigerians should ignore the allegations by members who lost out in the leadership election as it is both baseless and unfortunate” the group stated.

http://dailyindependentnig.com/2015/07/nass-crisis-ill-crush-opposition-dogara-warns/

I don't want to know how you want to do that, but I will advise you to listen to what the President advised. In case you forgot he said he can not be the leader of the country and allow PDP to choose his officials for him, only if you know what that means.
Over to the wailing wailers.

How does he intend to do that? By using cutlass or gun?

Dogara teaching Tinubu and the SW APC National Politics 101 since May 29.

See how his commanding them as if they are kids, there is no rank among thief/looters so you guys are all the same.

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Na APC dey rule, na same APC still dey oppose. This party greedy oh.





Ndi Ara

Crush them all!

Let him crush and he needs to be told that four year is still a long journey oooo.

Over to the e-wailers

Tuesday is here

hahahaha ,, I love this man.. oga crusher

Gbajabiamila fence jumper are you listening? No more time for thuggery.

Be warned.

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Dongara is greedy..he can't eat his cake and have it!!

babyfaceafrica:
Dongara is greedy..he can't et his cake and have it!!

Take your quarrel to Tinubu and not Dogara.

PassingShot:
How does he intend to do that? By using cutlass or gun?

be patient, wait n see the power of a speaker.

dogara, powerful dogara....powerful.. Dogara....d crusher of tinubu n ragtag gbajabiamila.

Dogara, PLEASE DOES JUST THAT or GET IT DID

This guy has been given the masturbating masturbators and their prophet sleepless night since from the Dayz of John the Baptist.

WombRaiders:


Take your quarrel to Tinubu and not Dogara.

we will see what happens eventually...a child who says his mom will not sleep will definetly not see sleep himself!!

babyfaceafrica:
we will see what happens eventually...a child who says his mom will not sleep will definetly not see sleep himself!!

You think Dogaro is one of Tinubu's stooges?

I laff!

Dogara, please wield the big stick and stop making Gbaja to masturbate on the floor of the house.

WombRaiders:


You think Dogaro is one of Tinubu's stooges?

I laff!

nobody is anybody stooges...he who laffs last laffs best!!!!

babyfaceafrica:
Dongara is greedy..he can't et his cake and have it!!

Dogara won with all members present so I don't see where greed comes into play.


Were you classmates with beremx and PMB

Lol. Today is Tuesday. Make we see wetin he fit do...

Its a pure evidence and glaring that most of this naija polithiefician ar mainly concern about their pocket and not for the masses.

SAI Dogara
SAI Saraki
The crushers of thief-nubu, gbajamila, Lawal, and Akume

Abeg Dogara let it crush only Apchit party...U guys should free PDP!

I think the APC should accept that Dogara is the Speaker of the HOR and allow peace to reign in the house. It is especially baffling as the same scenario played out during the last assembly and the APC were responsible for it. The emergence of Tambuwal against the orders of the PDP did not bring about such chaos. What the APC are failing to grasp is that, unlike the last assembly, the PDP still has a sizeable number of members in the National Assembly, without which, major decisions would almost, certainly not scale through. Therefore, in the interest of the country, it is imperative that these people be carried along.

Moreover, it is very wrong for the APC to insist that the number 4 citizen of the country, whose main allegiance is to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, dance to their dance beats. Hon. Yakubu Dogara is the Speaker of Nigeria, and not of the APC. The earlier they realise that, the better for them.

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