Top leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West geopolitical zone have made representation to President Goodluck Jonathan, asking him to return the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives to the zone in the aftermath of the defection of Speaker Aminu Tambuwal.

Tambuwal defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, citing political development in his home state.

But the PDP has demanded his resignation, citing infraction to Section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution as amended.

Acting Inspector General of the Police, Suleiman Abba, also on Thursday withdrew police personnel attached to the Speaker following the defection.

Sources close to the administration, however, said, on Friday, that the President had already received representations from leaders of the PDP in the South West calling for a return of the Speakership post to the one.

The South West was originally allotted the position in 2011. Tambuwal campaigned against the grain of the party’s zoning formula, beating Hon. Mulikat Adeola Akande, who later emerged the Majority Leader.

It was gathered that the PDP leaders believed that the time had come for President Jonathan to put his feet down for the South West and ensure the return of the position of speaker to the zone.

“I can confirm to you that a number of positions have been received by the president since the defection of the speaker. Leaders of the zone that originally had the zoning arrangement in their favour have demanded the return of the position of speaker. Tambuwal originally denied the South West its slot, wheareas the North West where he comes was allocated the position of vice president, he joined hands with the opposition members to pick the slot. Now that he has defected, he cannot be seen to continue to occupy the position,” a source quoted one of the leaders.

The source said that the South West leaders believe that removing Tambuwal at this time would be a big boost to electoral chances of the PDP in the zone at this time.

Investigations by the Saturday Tribune, however, indicated that another school of thought in the party is of the view that a candidate either from North East or North West could be backed as a stop-gap arrangement while the substantive speaker from the South West could emerge after the 2015 elections.

Source : www.tribune.com.ng/news/news-headlines/item/20259-s-west-pdp-leaders-ask-jonathan-for-speaker-s-post

Foolish SW leaders whose gods are their bellies!

Pray what is the specific democratic dividend that is attached to being a Speaker except for the bragging right

Tambuwal remains the Spealer FYI

soroptimist:
Foolish SW PDP leaders whose gods are their bellies!

Pray what is the specific democratic dividend that is attached to being a Speaker except for the bragging right

Tambuwal remains the Spealer FYI

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Choose your words carefully. Thanks

soroptimist:
Foolish SW leaders whose gods are their bellies!

Pray what is the specific democratic dividend that is attached to being a Speaker except for the bragging right

Tambuwal remains the Spealer FYI

And here you are hoping for another ceremonial position as VP with Buhari

When is he moving out from the official residence given to the speaker of house? Why is he still using the official cars?

i'm more interested in these questions.

Gej till 2019

They must be NUTS!

You don't 'ASK' for these things, you EARN them. In a normal environment that is.

so speakership Dr hungry my brothers from the west?

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And is that possible?

Arrrgh... not when Tambuwal is still the speaker.








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everytime tambuwal on fp. lyk seriously... dis mods are slackin

Hello

Speaker sit is small ask for the president sit

Story for the gods

It's our right, we should not be denied this time.

ichidodo:
Everyone knows thief.nubu sold that position to the gambaris, tis only common place for them to take back their dispensational rights in the next republic 2015....

a fish brain is sold at the black market...
Get one and I'll pay for the transplant..

How many were the APC in the house at that time that they will get the vote to be the speaker?

good for em

That should be after Tambuwal resignation, only if the damn head man will obey the consitution.

Of what benefit is the position of the speaker to the SW at this eleventh hour? When about 90% of the tenure has been used. SW deserves more than political crumbs.

The S/West do have a right to demand for that position has they're the only geo-political zone without a FG principal officer. Believe it or not, zoning formula shaped Nigeria's politics

soroptimist:
Foolish SW leaders whose gods are their bellies!

Pray what is the specific democratic dividend that is attached to being a Speaker except for the bragging right

Tambuwal remains the Spealer FYI

Whether Tambuwal remains the speaker or not one million Nigerians are still jobless.

Sorry, its too late for that...if he like he can appoint ONI OF IFE as vice president we (south west)are still not voting for JONATHAN...we can see the margin, negligence and trabilism in his Government toward south west states..

Lmao............................ Na dem wan occupy the posts finish...?

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I really want to laugh at dis

Well,sorry
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