House of Representative Boils With Reps Exchanging Blows as Elumelu Emerges Minority Leader (Video)

Date: 03-07-2019 8:55 pm (4 years ago) | Author: kacy lee
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It was a free for all at the House of Representatives on Wednesday over the position of minority leader.

The session was peaceful until Femi Gbajabiamila, the speaker, was about to announce minority principal officials.

Kingsley Chinda, a PDP lawmaker from Rivers, had raised a point of order, citing order 6 rule 1 of the house which says members of minority parties in the house shall choose someone with experience to lead them.

He said the leadership of his party had written to the speaker to inform him of its choice for the positions, asking Gbajabiamila to adopt the list sent by the PDP.

But Gbajabiamila said there were nine minority political parties and the PDP alone could not determine who led the minority.

He therefore moved to read a letter which he said was signed by 99 members of minority political parties on the leadership positions but he was booed just as some lawmakers left their seats and started struggling for the mace.

Members of the sergeant-at-arms rushed in to prevent them from seizing the mace and some lawmakers started fighting in the process.

Despite the rowdy session, the speaker went ahead to read the letter, announcing Ndidi Elumelu as minority leader, Toby Okechukwu as deputy minority leader, Gideon Gwani as minority whip and Adesegun Adekoya as deputy minority whip.

The speaker then adjourned plenary till Thursday amid boos and jeers.

Check out a clip of the scuffle below.
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Posted: at 3-07-2019 08:55 PM (4 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- ficull at 4-07-2019 12:06 AM (4 years ago)
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I was expecting to see the 'blows'... I guess the poster forgot about that part.
Posted: at 4-07-2019 12:06 AM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Movik039 at 4-07-2019 05:16 AM (4 years ago)
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Stupid people... Nigeria economy is very bad .. citizens find it difficult to get job..our Reps are fighting ... Bible say vanity upon vanity all is vanity...
Posted: at 4-07-2019 05:16 AM (4 years ago) | Newbie
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- Baye77 at 4-07-2019 06:25 AM (4 years ago)
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These are the power mongers making laws for us...
The speaker has a point tho, why should the PDP alone wants to dictate the fate of all the minority parties when there are many minority parties in the house??
Posted: at 4-07-2019 06:25 AM (4 years ago) | Hero
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- kennynaija at 5-07-2019 03:15 PM (4 years ago)
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Quote from: Baye77 on  4-07-2019 06:25 AM
These are the power mongers making laws for us...
The speaker has a point tho, why should the PDP alone wants to dictate the fate of all the minority parties when there are many minority parties in the house??

Na their way
Posted: at 5-07-2019 03:15 PM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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