Why I contested speakership against APC’s preferred candidate — Wase

The immediate past Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase has explained that he contested the Speakership of the 10th National Assembly against his party’s anointed candidate, Tajudeen Abbas due to his party’s “lack of equity and fairness.”

Wase, who represents Wase Federal Constituency in Plateau State, lost the Speakership position to Abbas representing Zaria Constituency in Kaduna State.

In a statement after the election, Wase said he contested the Speakership because of “lack of equity and fairness in the manner in which my Party’s zoning was done much more than it was about winning.”

With the Speakership seat decided, Wase, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress said all members of the House have to “come together to confront the bigger matters of stability of the Parliament and enriching Legislative Governance to deepen our collective democracy.”

“In this light, I wish to once again congratulate the Rt. Hon. Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu on their victory and urge my supporters and well-wishers, as well as my fellow contestants to give them all the cooperation required to achieve a stable and united 10th House of Representatives.

“I intend to fervently and actively participate in all Legislative Business of the 10th Assembly and will continue to proudly represent not only the good people of Wase Federal Constituency but Nigerians at large,” he stated.