the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has nominated Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
Gbajabiamila, representing Surulere 1 Federal Constituency of Lagos State was for most part of the sixth session of the parliament the Minority Whip but rose to become the Minority Leader of the House towards the end of the session following the defection of the then Minority Leader, Hon. Ali Ndume to the Peoples Democratic Party.
The party has also nominated Hon. Samson Osagie representing Orhionmwon/Uhunmwode Federal Constituency of Edo State as the Minority Whip of the House.
The National Secretary of the ACN, Senator Lawal Shuaibu, communicated the party’s decision to the Speaker of the House, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal.Gbajabiamila, representing Surulere 1 Federal Constituency of Lagos State was for most part of the sixth session of the parliament the Minority Whip but rose to become the Minority Leader of the House towards the end of the session following the defection of the then Minority Leader, Hon. Ali Ndume to the Peoples Democratic Party.
The party has also nominated Hon. Samson Osagie representing Orhionmwon/Uhunmwode Federal Constituency of Edo State as the Minority Whip of the House.
The letter read as follows: "I write to inform you sir that the members of our party caucus in the House of Representatives held a meeting and concluded on the subject of this letter. We wish to inform you that we have no objection to their decisions on this matter and hereby also wish to inform you and Honourable members of the House of Representatives in the seventh National Assembly, that we shall henceforth recognise Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, representing Surulere 1 in Lagos State and Honourable Samson Osagie representing Orhionmwon/Uhunmwode Federal Constituency in Edo State as the House Minority Leader and House Minority Whip respectively."
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