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The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Nobody: 8:43pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
This thread is to enlighten people with respect to the status of the House of Representative Speakership. Earlier today, after reading this thread https://www.nairaland.com/2361982/speakership-gbajabiamila-wins-apc-primaries, lots of people had the false impression that Hon Femi Gbajabiamila has been elected Speaker of the Federal House of Representative. Some supporters of Hon Gbajabiamila are even celebrating, chanting victory songs and calling Hon Dongara to sheath his sword. The status is that there is NO Speaker-elect of Federal House of Representative as at today 06/06/2015. How The Speaker is Chosen: The Constitution is very clear on how House of Representative Speaker is to emerge. According to Section 50(1b) "There shall be a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be elected by the members of that House from among themselves. The position of the law is that the Speaker of the House and his/her Deputy are to emerge by election, and only members of the house irrespective of party affiliation are eligible to stand as candidate(s) and also participate in the voting process. As at today, no such election has taken place. The Status of The "APC" Speaker Primaries The so-called APC "Speaker" Primary election that produced Femi Gbajabiamila as Speaker is alien to the law. It has binding on no one, not even on APC members, and has no effect whatsoever in the process. Hon Gbajabiamila's emergence as Speaker of the APC promary is nothing but the "advisory" position of the party. Can Gbajabiamila Lose The Speakership? Absolutely YES! APC has 214 Lawmakers in the House, PDP 121, while LP, APGA and Accord have 10 combined. Of all the APC members, 154 endorsed Gbajabiamila, 61 members boycotted the so called "primary". Hon Dogara will emerge Speaker should the pro-Dogara 61 APC legislators and the 121 PDP members vote for him(Dogara) on the day of the election irrespective of who the other 10 non PDP/APC members cast their vote for. With the adoption of a PDP candidate for the Deputy Speaker position, Ðongara will most likely get the nod of PDP contingents. 2011 Precedent: In 2011 the PDP adopted Hon Mulikat Adeola and the party instructed all its members to vote for the Ogbomoso born Mulikat for the position. However, it was not to be as the ACN/CPC(APC) and rebellious PDP members voted against the PDP candidate, and voted Hon Saminu Tambawal instead. It won't be surprising for PDP to take their own pound of flesh by voting against the official APC nominee. While nobody has been elected Speaker of the Federal House of Respresentative, I congratulate Hon Femi Gbajabiamila on his emergence as Speaker of Federal House of All Progressive Congress. God Bless Us All 126 Likes 12 Shares |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by lionduke(m): 8:46pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
No be speaker federal house of All Progressive Congress, He is the speaker Drug house of Bourdillion. The end is here, the reign of Tinubu. Modified Don't why they always shout FTC. anyway I dedicate these to all of us wey no dey go church, may we realize that it's not by our power but by his Grace. 68 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Nobody: 8:46pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
Baca! You go soon tire oo! Abeg small small! Walai true talk sha 18 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by lionduke(m): 8:47pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
Beware of my son Tinubu, this land is not for sale. 18 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Nobody: 8:49pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by excellentmomma(f): 8:50pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
If the pdp guys are wise, this is the time to show their relevance, unite and vote against Femi. It's pay back time 51 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Nobody: 8:51pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
Barcanister 4 Likes |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Nobody: 8:52pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
Chai
Na now we wan fall tinubu hand
Watch how we vote against femi
Its pay back time 17 Likes |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Firefire(m): 8:53pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
APC is FRAUD. 35 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Clerverly: 8:54pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
Protection Seeker, you have started again with your jaw jaw, hollow, intellectually dishonest analysis of issues, and at end of the day, you will have "shiit"and eggs thrown at your face! Who told you, The Hausa PDP Reps, The Yoruba PDP, The absentee APC reps will all vote for Dogara? Mr. Taniod, you better start addressing Gbaja as your speaker to enable you prepare your attack and criticism early! Hungry Political analyst! 133 Likes 14 Shares |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Nobody: 8:54pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
Good to know 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Firefire(m): 8:54pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
Clerverly: Post wisely... 17 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Nobody: 8:55pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
excellentmomma:Should PDP queue up behind Dogara and he emerges Speaker, it means PDP will have the Deputy slot and will defacto call the shots in the House, just as APC called the shots in the 7th House. This will weaken the APC and also a precursor for 2019. 29 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Nobody: 8:56pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
Sweetheart.. firstEVA: |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by ifyan(m): 8:58pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
This is getting more interesting. 2 Likes |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Nobody: 8:58pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
Na now politics start. Similar scenaro will play out in the Senate. OREMUSSANCTUS: 8 Likes |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by kayzat: 9:01pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
barcanista: Just anything to stay relevant. Anybody thinking all the PDP and the remaining 10 non APC/PDP members will vote for Dogara is just been childish and foolish and if there is anything Tinubu is good at it is poaching players from the opposition's camp to his side. Tinubu kicking PDP and Tanoids ass since 1715. 49 Likes |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by major466(m): 9:03pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
I see Dogara clinching the Speakership seat come teusday. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Nobody: 9:03pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
barcanista:dream on. I hope you are willing to bet with me 7 Likes |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by ideology(m): 9:03pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
Tinubu's scheming 1 Like |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by pazienza(m): 9:07pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
Well,Nigerian politicians don't care about parties, they are only interested in power. Decamping is allowed. 1 Like |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Clerverly: 9:08pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
Firefire: Stop quoting me! You are not a patriotic Nigerian and you always talk out of point! 26 Likes |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Nobody: 9:08pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
Dongara only need to be steadfast. PDP MUST support him and I hope all PDP Representatives vote for him on Tuesday. major466: 9 Likes |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by aresa: 9:12pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
lol @ Nollywood rejects story writers and their crooked imagination. Sad effects of zero meaningful employment after jona's exit.. I read the same funny story about some APC rep teaming up with some PDP loser just to secure leadership election... 16 Likes |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Nobody: 9:12pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
That's why we need Dogara. He will be a huge asset to the PDP if he clinches the position pazienza: 6 Likes |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by kettykings: 9:13pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
APC is renowned for organising the worst primaries where the least qualified candidate is hand picked . How they will get away with this scam will be dependent on how they are able to fool the remaining house of rep. 9 Likes |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Firefire(m): 9:17pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
Clerverly: Please teach me, how do I become a patriotic Nigerian ? I am ready to learn. 21 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Nobody: 9:17pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
kettykings:APC have no business with the Tuesday election. They won't be there to supervise nor campaign for the party's nominee. With the 121 PDP members, Dongara need the 10 non APC/PDP members, 121 PDP legislators, and just 50 APC legislators to clinch the seat. It is possible 8 Likes |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Nobody: 9:18pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
Hahahahaaahaa lionduke: |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Nobody: 9:20pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
Cc Lalasticlala Seun and Ishilove |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by Nobody: 9:33pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
OP in d case of PDP in 2011, it was not an election among PDP rep members but an imposition by Obasanjo and other PDP big wig. But in this case, there was an election among APC members. This is not an imposition. I agree with you that Gbabiajamala can lose d main election in d house . But he have more chance of winning than dangara How United State Speaker is Selected The House of Representatives elects the Speaker of the House on the first day of every new Congress and in the event of the death or resignation of an incumbent Speaker. The Clerk of the House of Representatives requests nominations: there are normally two, one from each major party (each party having previously met to decide on its nominee) . The Clerk then calls the roll of the Representatives-elect, each Representative-elect indicating the surname of the candidate he or she is supporting. Representatives-elect are not restricted to voting for one of the nominated candidates and may vote for any person, even for someone who is not a member (or member-elect) of the House at all. They may also abstain by voting "present". [3] en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives Note that it is stated that the political parties made the decision of who to contest ahead of time. And each party only present one person. APC is doing the right thing 15 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: The Status Of Federal House Of Representatives Speakership by ki02020(m): 9:52pm On Jun 06, 2015 |
lionduke: Headache dey worry you... 6 Likes 2 Shares |
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