Gbajabiamila emerges Reps Majority Leader

Gbajabiamila joins race for speaker
Femi Gbajabiamila
Former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, emerged as the Majority Leader of the 8th House on Tuesday after a leadership tussle spanning 49 days, starting from the inauguration of the House on June 9.
The Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, announced the Lagos lawmaker as the majority leader about 3.19pm on the floor of the House.
“Now, this is the big one,” Dogara told eagerly waiting members as he named Gbajabiamila the House leader.
The announcement came following last-minute negotiations between the warring factions of the All Progressives Congress caucus of the House that had been involved in the leadership tussle.
The choice of Gbajabiamila also altered the initial plan of the Speaker to zone the majority leader to the North-West.
By Tuesday’s development, the South-West produced the majority leader.
The position of Deputy Leader went to Mr. Buba Jibrin (North-Central), while Mr. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa (North-West) was named the Chief Whip.
The position of Deputy Whip was given to Mr. Pally Iriase (South-South).

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