By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja –
As the race for the plum job of Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives gathers momentum, a Chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Hon. Lawrence Onuchukwu has thrown his weight behind the Speakership bid of Honourable Muktar Aliyu Betara, member House of Representatives representing Biu/Bayo/Shani Federal Constituency of Borno State in the North east zone of Nigeria.
Onuchukwu who presided over Senator Abdullahi Adamu for APC National Chairmanship Campaign Organisation as its Director General last year made the call in a statement he issued today and made available to journalists in Abuja.
He called on the leadership of the ruling party to support Hon. Betara, who is currently the Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation as its preferred choice for the Speakership seat.
Although, the party has not zone the position to any zone, but for Betara who is from Borno State, the party chieftain counselled that APC should as a matter of reward for loyalty and support for the party allowed a lawmaker competent and experienced like Betara to emerge as the next Speaker House of Representatives from Borno State that has always being the stronghold of the party since its beginning in 2015 general elections.
Onuchukwu, who is also the immediate past national President of Association of Local Government Vice Chairmen of Nigeria, ALGOVIC boasted that Betara who has been a long serving member of the House since 2007 was not a political neophyte, but has what it takes to deepen and extend the cordial relationship that is existing between the legislative and executive to the incoming legislative dispensation.
Onuchukwu noted that for the incoming Tinubu presidency to deliver on its electioneering promises, it requires quality legislation urging the party leadership to ensure that the coming House of Representatives leadership is headed by a more experience and competent lawmaker like Betara so that the two arms of government will work together to move the nation forward.
He further disclosed that Rep. Betara has in view of his capacity remains the best high ranking member that is capable to effectively handle the leadership of the House to provide robust legislation for the country at this period.
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