The
in-fighting among APC lawmakers over the leadership of the national assembly
took a dramatic turn on Thursday, leading to the disruption of plenary.
TheCable reports in the
house of reps, lawmakers loyal to Yakubu Dogara, the speaker, have taken
custody of the mace to pre-empt moves to seize it by anti-Dogara members.
Many APC
lawmakers are still unhappy with Dogara and Bukola Saraki, senate president,
for upstaging the party’s preferred candidates for their positions.
Fracas
ensued few moments after Dogara commenced proceedings for the day.
The house was to
decide on the remaining principal officers but some lawmakers disrupted
the sitting and attempted to hijack the mace.
The APC
leadership is proposing Femi Gbajabiamila, defeated by Dogara in the June 9
election, as house leader, Alhassan Doguwa deputy house leader,
Mohammed Monguno chief whip and Pally Iriase deputy chip whip.
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