NASS leadership: You’re on your own, Oyegun tells legislators

Although the APC has stated severally that it would jettison zoning for merit in the selection of leaders of the National Assembly, the party has also assured that it would not interfere in the selection process of the federal legislature.

National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said in an interview with reporters, in Abuja, on Tuesday, that the legislators will be the ones responsible for electing their own officers.

Odigie-Oyegun who spoke shortly after he led members of the National Working Committee of the APC to a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at Defence House, said all the party will do is ensure that a conducive environment is provided.

The chairman said, “There will be no crisis. I want to give you that assurance, we are very conscious of the fact that the national assembly is a separate arm of government and the law provides, the constitution provides that they are the ones responsible for electing their own officers all we are going to do is provide for them a conducive environment.”

Odigie-Oyegun also said President Buhari was putting together his ministerial list in consultation with the party. He noted that the President is a loyal party man who was always carrying the party along in his decisions.

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