Mock Election For Speaker House of Rep Fraudulent-Lawmakers


A group of APC lawmakers-elect is dissatisfied over supposed fraudulent activities that trailed the selection of the party’s candidate for Speaker House of Representatives.

Femi Gbajabiamila (Lagos) won the mock election held on Saturday by the party. But the lawmakers-elect who lobbied for Yakubu Dogara (Bauchi) as speaker boycotted the poll.

At a meeting held in Bolingo Hotel and Towers Abuja, the aggrieved lawmakers-elect concluded the mock election is “fraudulent” and “not in tandem with the constitution.”



In a statement issued in this regard, the group accused John Odigie-Oyegun-led leadership of the APC allowing the number four citizen of the country to be pocketed by one selfish and greedy individual ”The APC leadership keep telling the public that an election was conducted and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila got 154 votes while Hon. Yakubu Dogara got 3 votes. It is a blatant lie, fraud and shameful for the APC leaders to descend so low.The mock election actually showed that APC has made a mockery of itself because we walked out of the venue even before they perpetrated the illegality”

“Hon. Dogara was not in the hall as at the time they said he was nominated but the APC leaders planted someone who impersonated one of us and another person was also planted and he accepted the nomination. This is fraudulent, shameful, and dishonest. It was all arranged and done by APC.”

“The stability of the House is very important and the the House to be left alone to elect its speaker. We will never allow the number four citizen of this country to be pocketed by one selfish (individual). We want a courageous speaker who is free from the apron strings of a godfather and not one that will create special bedroom in the pocket of an individual,” the statement reads.

The pro Dogara group vowed to ensure its candidate Hon. Yakubu Dogara come 9th June 2015 is nominate on the floor of the House as speaker.

The lawmakers have however petitioned the President of the Federal Republic to intervene.

Meanwhile, the party said in a statement issued in Abuja earlier today by its National Secretary, Mala Buni that they have appealed to all aggrieved members to sheathe their swords and allow peace reign, in the overall interest of not just the party but the entire nation.

The lawmakers are said to be lobbying the Peoples Democratic Party reps-elect who form the second largest party representation in the House insisting it won’t be unbecoming if APC is unable to produce a Senate President and a House Speaker of its choice.

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