Tension In Abuja As House of Reps Finally Moves To APC
For the first time in the last 14 years, a majority of the National
Assembly in Nigeria is now dominated by the leading opposition party,
the APC. The political development is highly unsettling. The stakes are
high but the odds may even be higher, as the House Speaker, Rt Hon.
Aminu Tambuwal, is set to unveil the reality.
The House of Reps is now revelling in jubilation over the fortunes recorded by the APC...
The House of Reps is now revelling in jubilation over the fortunes recorded by the APC...
With the defection of Governors Chibuike Amaechi, Aliyu Wamakko, Murtala
Nyako, Abdulfatah Ahmed and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to the APC, the
political equation in Nigeria has changed drastically.
After a long battle with President Jonathan and the PDP leadership, the governors in concert with lawmakers controlled by them and other dissident PDP chieftains, defected to the APC.
The decision of the big shots to move over has become a subject for frenzied debate.
After a long battle with President Jonathan and the PDP leadership, the governors in concert with lawmakers controlled by them and other dissident PDP chieftains, defected to the APC.
The decision of the big shots to move over has become a subject for frenzied debate.
The defection of the governors have resonated in the National Assembly.
Though the elation is controlled for now, but it is set to bob up to a
frenzy this week when the defectors finally declare their allegiance for
APC.
