Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has vowed not to support the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or any other opposition in their claimed bid to take over the leadership of the 10th National Assembly.
According to news reports, opposition parties are planning to take over the leadership of the House of Representatives, despite the fact that the All Progressives Congress produces the majority of legislators.
When opposition parties met, these rumors intensified.
Nevertheless, during a press conference on Tuesday, Wike stated that he would not support the PDP in its efforts to install presiding officers for the National Assembly.
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Although assuring that Rivers federal politicians would not be involved, the governor stated that notable APC members interested in the seats of Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives had contacted him to express their interest.
He said: “People have come to see me. Wase (Hon. Ahmed Idris) has come. Senator Godswill Akpabio has come, Governor David Umahi has come, and Uzor Kalu has called me on phone from the US severally. And what am I saying? I’m not from their party, but first of all, democracy entails that the majority should have their way.
“I have heard and read people saying that the opposition parties are meeting to take over the leadership of the National Assembly. They won’t take it. It’s not possible. Even me, I will not support that.”
Wike charged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other opposition parties to allow the APC leadership to select the next chief officers of the National Assembly, adding that the minority caucus in both houses of the National Assembly should create a strong resistance to the ruling party.
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He said: “APC should still produce the leadership of the Assembly. Nobody should count Rivers State as part of the agenda to take over the leadership of the National Assembly. PDP can’t tell us that. Did they support us to win election? They can’t tell us that.
“I will not support that kind of move where you want to take over the leadership of the National Assembly as an opposition. I won’t do that. There are so many politicians who are very selfish. I’m not one of them.”
According to news reports, other opposition groups in the National Assembly besides the PDP include the Labour Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party, Action Democratic Party, and All Progressives Grand Alliance.
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