APC Caucus Moves
Against Gbajabiamila
There is tension at the
House of Representatives today, November 10, as the chief whip, Alhassan Dogwa,
has called a meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus
scheduled for 10 am.
House speaker
Yakubu Dogara and majority leader Femi Gbajabiamila
We gathered that the meeting was scheduled on the instruction of the speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara in an effort to remove the majority leader Femi Gbajabiamila.
On Monday, November 9 the Gbajabiamila-led group
had boycotted the inauguration of the House committees and later issued a
statement, firing blistering remarks at the speaker.
They said Dogara was committed to
destroying the APC administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari. Sources
from both camps have confirmed today’s meeting to us.
Sources from the Gbajabiamila group said they were
aware the purpose of the meeting is to remove the majority leader.
On Monday, November 9, the APC in a
statement accused Dogara of being an “agent provocateur” who is working to
destabilize the current government.
The party also said the speaker’s actions were
calculated efforts to destabilize the current administration.
But the spokesperson for the House of Representatives,
Jonathan Gaza, had earlier dismissed reports of a rift between the speaker
and the majority leader.
Gaza said there was no truth
in the rumour making the rounds. He added that there was no such basis because
long before the list of committee leaders was released there were consultations
and everyone was carried along.
Source: naij.com
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