John Dyegh, a member of the house
of representatives from Benue state, has declared interest in contesting for
the speaker of the house of representatives.
Dyegh, who is of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) made his intention known while addressing journalists
in Abuja on Wednesday.
The APC, which is expected to
produce the next crop of leaders for the incoming assembly, had announced Femi
Gbajabiamila as its choice candidate for speaker.
The party, however, zoned the
deputy speaker to north-central, which includes Benue.
But while speaking at the
National Assembly Complex, Dyegh said the north-central feels their votes for
the APC in the last election should count.
He also said the zone believes
there is room for negotiation regarding the position and urged the APC to
change its stance “for the sake of justice.”
The lawmaker said: “I am here
today to update you on the latest development regarding the contest for the
office of Speaker of the 9th assembly. My party the APC in her wisdom zoned the
position of speaker to the south-west and even micro-zoned.
“I am a party man and my loyalty
to the APC is 100%, however, the north-central zone has not been convinced nor
given reasons why their votes should not count and why we should not run and we
feel very strongly that there is still room for negotiation because we believe
“it is not over until it is over’.
“We are therefore appealing to
the party to have a rethink and rezone the speakership to the north-central for
justice and fair play.
“As citizens, we all have equal
stakes in the ‘Project Nigeria’, and it is against this background that the
“house project for harmony” emerged. I therefore, stand before you today, my
colleagues and dear country men to declare publicly my humble and sincere
intention to vie for the position of the speaker of the 9th house of
representatives.”
Dyegh said he is running for
speaker based on his “unyielding faith in a united and prosperous Nigeria.”
According to him, “this project
is a pan-Nigerian project and is not driven by any selfish agenda. Every
Nigerian that believes in justice, equality and fairness is part of this great
movement. It is a divine design of God to instill justice in our land.”
Some other APC lawmakers have
also declared for the position, including Abdulrazak Namdas from Adamawa state
Nkiruka Onyejeocha from Abia and Chike Okafor from Imo.
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