Speakership Race: Reps-elect campaign for Betara
Lawmakers-elect of the House of Representatives have begun a campaign tour to seek the emergence of Muktar Betara as speaker of the 10th Assembly.
In a statement issued after unveiling the campaign itinerary, the group’s leader, Ismail Dabo (APC-Bauchi), said the idea was to create awareness for the man they believed would properly pilot the affairs of the house.
According to him, starting from the South-East, the solidarity tour will take the delegation to the South-South and the South-West.
Mr Dabo said the delegation was also working across all the geopolitical zones in the North, where Betara enjoyed unflinching support. He explained that the group’s membership was drawn from across party lines, urging other members-elect to join the moving train.
“We are members-elect from different political parties and irrespective of our party affiliation, we have resolved to support Rep. Muktar Betara to be the next speaker. Betara, who is chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, has proved to the world that he is capable of leading the more than 300 lawmakers in the house,” stated the group.
Mr Dabo added, “As you know, we do not want a bully as a leader in the 10th House of Representatives, and that is why he is our anointed candidate, and we chose to begin awareness from Enugu.”
(NAN)
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