Tag: Gbajabiamila
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Speakership: Court hears suit seeking disqualification of Gbajabiamila June 7
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned until Friday, hearing in a suit challenging the nomination of Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, a member of the House of Representative vying for the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives in the incoming 9th National Assembly. Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the suit, following the prayer…
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Ninth House: Why I’m contesting against Gbajabiamila – Okafor
From Jonas Ike, Abuja A frontline contender for the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives in the upcoming 9th National Assembly, Hon Chike John Okafor (Imo,APC) on Monday harped on the need for party to avoid the pitfalls which led to the loss of Speakership position to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015.…
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Fani-Kayode to Gbajabiamila: Don’t sell your soul to Fulani to become Speaker
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has told speakership hopeful, Femi Gbajabiamila that he does not have to sell his soul to the Fulanis because he wants to become a speaker. Fani-Kayode was reacting to a photo in which Gbajabiamila was pictured sitting at the feet and clinging to the thighs of a Fulani Islamic…
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Ninth House: I am better qualified for speakership position than Gbajabiamila, Onyejeocha tells APC
By Gabriel Okoro, Abuja A female lawmaker representing Isukwuato/Umuneochi federal constituency in Abia State, Nkeiruka Onyejeoch has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) preferred candidate, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila (APC-Lagos) to sacrifice his ambition for the sake of federal character. Onyejeocha, an aspirant of the Speakership position in 9th Assembly gave the advice at a press…
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Gbajabiamila: APC adopts 8th assembly zoning formula
The Chief Whip House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Duguwa has explained the rationale behind APC’s choice of Femi Gbajabiamila as the preferred candidate for Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives, as done against the will of the party in the 8th Assembly arrangement. Alhassan Ado Doguwa who won his fourth House of Representatives seats…
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APC regretted 8th NASS leadership mistake – Gbajabiamila campaign
The Gbajabiamila Speakership Campaign has said President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress have bemoaned leaving lawmakers to determine the leadership of the 8th National Assembly. Former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs Khajidat Bukar-Ibrahim, who is a spokesperson for the Gbajabiamila Speakership Campaign, said this on Sunday when she featured on…
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Ninth House: North Central caucus rejects Gbajabiamila’s endorsement by APC
…as Imo, Benue Reps declare for Speakership The North Central Caucus of the House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected the endorsement of Majority Leader of Femi Gbajabiamila as Speaker of the incoming 9th National Assembly. Gbajabiamila was endorsed by the party at a meeting hosted by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night. A member John…
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BREAKING: APC adopts Gbajabiamila as its candidate for Speaker of 9th Assembly
The All Progressives Congress (APC) have announced that the party has adopted Femi Gbajabiamila as its candidate for Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 9th assembly. The party affirmed that the decision was reached after an ”intensive” deliberation with the APC House of Reps members-elect in a dinner with President Muhammadu Buhari on…
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Ninth Assembly: APC ‘frees’ Lawan, Gbajabiamila, others to consult PDP colleagues
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) National Assembly members yesterday got the nod to negotiate with the opposition in their bid for principal positions in the Ninth Assembly. It is democratic to do so, the party said in a statement signed by National Publicity Secretary Lanre Issa-Onilu, who stressed that the party has nothing against…
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Monguno withdraws from Speakership race, drums support for Gbajabiamila
The candidacy of the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila as the Speakers of the 9th House got a boost on Thursday as Muhammad Monguno withdrew from the race. Monguno, one of the front line contenders, immediately declared support for Gbajabiamila based on the party’s decision and personal conviction. Monguno, who is…