A civil society group under the aegis of Young People for Social Justice (YPSJ) has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) to zone the speakership of the House of Representatives to the North West.
A statement released by the group’s spokesperson, Solomon Kazure, stated that in line with the principle of Federal Character enshrined in the constitution, After the Presidency in the South West, VP in North East and the Senate Presidency expected to be zoned to the South East or the South South for religious balance, the next zone to be settled is the North West, the zone with the largest voting number and contributed to Asiwaju’s victory more than any other zone with 32% of the total votes.
Kuzare highlighted the importance of competence and experience for the position of speaker “but one thing that must also be higky considered is the spread of top positions across the country and the North West can be proud of presenting ranking members of the house with good experience.
“Ranking members like Hon. Tajudeen Abass, Ado Doguwa and Hon. Sada Soli.”
The race for National Assembly will soon reach a fever pitch with several contenders, APC currently have a sufficient majority in the House to nominate leaders for the National Assembly barring any divisions in the party and most spectators expect the President and the party’s leadership to provide proper guidance.