Posted on: 11:59 Wed, 11 Nov 2015



A lawmaker representing Katsina
Federal Constituency, Ahmed Baba
Kaita (APC) yesterday alleged that
there were plans to remove the
Majority Leader of the House of
Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila.

“Our party gave instructions to Mr.
Speaker about five days ago and he
promised to get back to the party by
Monday. It was the same Monday he
flouted the party’s directives,” he
told The Nation.

“Yesterday, when we were meeting
at the party secretariat, SMS were
sent by the people who do not want
APC to succeed in the House.

“The content was that Gbajabiamila
would be removed this morning
(yesterday) and they planned it. But
when we arrived at this meeting,
they couldn’t do so.

“They failed because they know we
have the majority. As long as this
House is going to be dictated by the
PDP, we will resist it.

“If Dogara wants us to be with him,
fine and good, we have no problems
with that. He is one of our own, but
only if he will align with the party’s
wishes, manifestos and programmes
of Mr. President, he will have a
smooth ride because we have the
majority.

“But as long as he flouts party’s
directives and as long as he
instigates unscrupulous members to
attempt to remove Gbajabiamila, we
will resist it.”

Reacting, Chief Whip, Ado Doguwa, a
pro-Dogara lawmaker, said there
was no plan by the Speaker or the
House leadership to remove
Gbajabiamila.

According to him, the meeting held
by the APC caucus in Hearing Room
1 was meant to iron out issues.

His words: “This is a meeting for
APC members to address and inform
ourselves that enough is enough. That
is, enough of misunderstanding
among the APC family in the House.

“You are aware of what happened
yesterday when the Speaker chaired
a special session of the House to
inaugurate the committees.

“I want to inform you, on behalf of
the leadership that there is no crack
whatsoever as far as we are
concerned.

“As we speak, the Speaker and the
House leadership are in the meeting
room of the office of the Speaker,
discussing how we can move ahead.
“Nigerians are tired of this waiting.

We were elected to come and work
as members of the House of
Representatives.”


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