Two members of the House of Representatives on Sunday said the standing rules of the National Assembly should not be disregarded in deciding the mode of election of presiding officers of the Ninth National Assembly.

The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the lawmakers – Rimamnde Shawulu (Peoples Democratic Party-Taraba) and Kehinde Agboola (PDP-Ekiti)– made the remarks in separate interviews in Abuja.

There have been calls for the adoption of the open ballot for election of the leadership of the next National Assembly.

NAN quoted Shawulu as saying that any attempt to change the House of Representatives’ standing Orders in the ninth Assembly election without following the due process, would be an aberration.

The lawmaker said promoters of open ballot were not well informed.

He said, “Let them come from outside and amend the rules. President Muhammadu Buhari said he could not sign the Electoral Act because it was too close to the 2019 general elections.

“Now, we have some weeks to the election and you want to amend how leadership is elected. That is double standard. It doesn’t make sense.”

The lawmaker, who is the Chairman, House Committee on Army, said the rules would have to be amended at the lower chamber before anyone could talk about open ballot.

“The rules are already set. Any member who wants the rules amended can bring the motion to the floor of the House.

“If it is passed, it becomes law. But now, the rules of the House have been there since 2011.

“The same rules that led to the emergence of Aminu Tambuwal are the same rules that led to the emergence of Yakubu Dogara.

“There has been no reason to change, but if anyone thinks they should be changed, he can bring the proposed amendment,’’ the lawmaker representing Takum/Sons/Ussa/Special Area Federal Constituency said.

Source:
https://punchng.com/reps-want-secret-ballot-for-election-of-nassembly-leaders/

All these people are just acting like a babies. bigger shocker await thems. we dont want a puppets in NASS

Let's get this hot seats sorted and face the real governance jor.

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Secret ballot is the way.

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Nigeria is really going backward. Electronic voting is what should be used in this scenario

Two members!
Two members!!

And they are calling it "reps want"

Mtcheew!

The APC is really a confused band of desperate power mongers.The NASS is not a party affair hence they cant just decide what happens therein.

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IF IMPLEMENTED, APC IS FINISHED

Lolzz.. It's obvious most of dem don't have plans of keeping to d imposition agreement dey have with their party.. Atleast wen dey eventually vote in who dey want fin a secret ballot, d party have no way of knowing which of dem sold dem out

Who cares una don spoil my father land finish Wetin remain if u like go hide for hell fire we don’t care

Many people will spend several days in jails. Buhari is not playing this time around.

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Fool
And your oqn family is still living in penury.
Thunder fire you scammer.

We are going secret. Lawal & Gbajabiamila need to know that this is not another INEC show. I cannot wait to see them bloody nosed.

It is getting interesting by the day.
What is good for the goose is good for the gander.
Buhari refuse to sign electoral bill into law knowing that such will lead to his defect but now that they know secret balloting will also lead to their defeat in the National Assembly the want to change it almost one month to inauguration of the new legislative assembly.

It just shows you apc has no future beyond buhari.

If pdp had this kind of majority, they would have set their house in order, pacify everybody and done the right thing since.

But because we have a tinubu who is trying to turn a supposed national party into an egbe-omo oduduwa union with no future, is why we see all this rancour.

Lol

Why not open ballot voting?

tesppidd:
Two members!
Two members!!

And they are calling it "reps want"

Mtcheew!

Not just two members, two out going members

Hmmm

tesppidd:
Two members!
Two members!!

And they are calling it "reps want"

Mtcheew!

2 PDP members (the minority) for that matter.

Seems like they are intimidated in their party.