10th Reps Speakership Race: Edo member-elect, Dekeri calls for loyalty to party in choice of Speaker, Deputy

Member-elect representing Etsako Federal Constituency in Edo State, Hon. Anamero Dekeri has commended the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC for the choice of Tajudeen Abass from North West as Speaker, and Hon. Benjamin Kalu from South East as Deputy Speaker for the 10th House of Representatives.

He said, party remains supreme is sancrosact , members-elect should demonstrate partymanship and align with the party decisions.

Hon. Anamero, a pioneer and a frontier for the T.J.Abbas Speakership project who describes the party zoning and endorsement as game changer targeted at smooth running of the incoming administration.

While speaking with journalists in Abuja on zoning of presiding officers, he noted that endorsement and zoning are prevalent in party politics and those who do not fall within the catchment of the zoning should take it in good faith, enjoining members-elect to support, mobilize and vote the endorsed and most accepted candidate for the 10th Speakership, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas in the forthcoming House election. Also said this is not peculiar to Nigeria but widespread in other clime even in developed democracy.

On if Hon. T.J. Abbas is qualified or possessed capacity for the House Speakership, Hon. Anamero Dekeri says:

“Hon. Abbas Tajudeen is eminently qualified on account of his rich legislative experience, versatility, capacity and unmatched skill in human relation; with a career spanning over four decades, during which he functioned variously as a teacher, private sector operator and finally a lawmaker, with over 10 motions, a record of 73 bills of which 21 has been assented to by Mr. president, and are now Act of National Assembly, Federal Republic of Nigerìa. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen acquired a mixed of experience which prepared him adequately for the position he now aspires to.

Hon. Tajudeen, a third term lawmaker who has just been elected for fourth term has either been a deputy chairman or chairman of important House committees such as legislative compliance, solid minerals, land transport, including chairmanship of several ad-hoc committees between 2015 and 2022. How else can one be qualified or adjudged to possessing the required capacity than the above rich credentials?

Dr. Abbas is highly prepared and ready to provide qualitative leadership to his colleagues in the House of Representatives.

“I can tell you authoritatively that Hon. Abbas Tajudeen fit perfectly into the category of quality individuals that Asiwaju would look forward to working with, and the emergence of Hon. T.J. Abbas as Speaker would strengthen the performance of the House, enhance service delivery to the Nigerian people, promote transparency in the conduct of legislative duties and deliver a people-parliament that Nigerians would be proud of”, he said.