The House of Representatives on Friday said that Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila is not opposed to the call by Southern Governors for the restructuring of the country and the need to convene a national dialogue.
Spokesman of the House, Benjamin Kalu said in a statement in Abuja that the Speaker and indeed the current House has shown commitment to total review of the 1999 constitution to meet the yearning and aspiration of the Nigerian people.
He said “the attention of the House has been drawn to several publications on online and traditional media claiming that the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, is opposed to the Southern Governors’ call for restructuring.
The House states clearly and unequivocally that the publications are false and misleading.”
Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Hon. Benjamin Kalu gave this position via a statement however, blamed the media for the twist.
“The attention of the House has been drawn to several publications on online and traditional media claiming that the Speaker, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, is opposed to the Southern Governors’ call for restructuring.
He quoted the Speaker as saying that: “For the avoidance of doubt, below is an accurate reproduction of the statements made by the Speaker at that interview;
“This is not a time for name-calling or blaming one person or the other. If truth be told, we all have equal shares in the blame and whatever challenges we have, we all must come together.
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