Femi Gbajabiamila has bared his mind on 9 aspirants seeking to occupy the position of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 10th Assembly.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Gbajabiamila, incumbent Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, disclosed he met with all 9 aspirants for the Speakership position on Thursday.
Gbajabiamila said all 9 aspirants are well-known to him having worked with them for many years, adding that he has no doubt anyone of them will do well in continuing and building on the legacy of the 9th Assembly.
“Yesterday I met with aspirants for the office of the Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives in the coming 10th Assembly.
“All 9 aspirants I have known and worked with for many years and I have no doubt will do well in continuing and building on the legacy of the 9th Assembly,” Gbajabiamila.
Among those justling for the Speaker position are Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase; Majority Leader, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa; Chairman of the House Committee on Navy, Yusuf Gagdi; lawmaker representing Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency in Kwara State, Abdulraheem Olawuyi, amongst others.