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The results of the recently ended 10th National Assembly leadership elections, held in Abuja on Tuesday, have prompted a response from the Labour Party (LP).
Meridianspy reports that Senator Godswill Akpabio emerged as the President of the Senate, defeating Abdulaziz Yari, in a keenly contest margin of 63 votes to 46.
In other hand, Tajudeen Abbas won the election for the position of Speaker, while Benjamin Kalu was elected as the Deputy Speaker with 353 votes, surpassing his rivals Idris Wase, the former Deputy Speaker, and Aminu Jaji, who each secured three votes.
In response, Obiorah Ifoh, the Labour Party’s acting national publicity secretary, expressed his dissatisfaction with the results of the election for the national parliament. He criticized Bola Tinubu, the president, and the ruling party for having sway over the majority of senators and representatives.
Ifoh noted that the President did not allow the members of both chambers to independently choose their leaders, suggesting that the 10th National Assembly may not demonstrate true legislative independence from the executive branch.
He stated, “The proper procedure would have been to allow members of both chambers to elect their leaders, but unfortunately, this was not the case on Tuesday. The APC and Presidency made every effort to manipulate the situation, and they succeeded. Nigerians should not anticipate this Assembly to advocate for any form of legislative independence because the Senate President and the Speaker of the House were handpicked by the Presidency.”
