News: House of Reps: The intrigues and drama continue

The House of Representatives is arguably one of the most interesting places to visit at the moment. It has at least, in the last two years, been a hub of drama and uncommon intrigues. But the chamber showed last week that it can be worse than that. Last Tuesday , the Lower House threw decency to the wind as members of the All Progressives Congress(APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) decided to openly test their strength. 

The drama started when Hon Femi Gbajabiamila (APC) in his submission referred to the PDP Deputy Majority Leader,Hon Leo Ogor as the Deputy Minority Leader . This infuriated PDP members who instantly came on their feet and protested to the Speaker, Hon Aminu Tambuwal. But Gbajabiamila stood his ground on the issue, saying he was only referring to the statement of fact since APC now has the majority in the House. He said “Today the bleeding of PDP has continued and will continue this week, next week, next month and in the future. With time everybody will take his rightful position.”
The APC decision to wait till February to vacate the order did not end the drama. APC’s control of the chamber does not have much effect on the Speaker and his deputy. They can only resign or be impeached. In the case of the latter, 240 lawmakers are needed to oust them. Going by the configuration of the House, the number would be difficult to muster. However, in politics, nothing is impossible.
All eyes are watching.