Reps: Arewa group wants Speaker zoned to North West

From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja and Noah Ebije, Kaduna

Northern group, Arewa Concerned Citizens (ACC) has called on President-elect, Bola Tinubu and the leadership of All Progressive Congress (APC) to zone the position of Speaker, House of Representatives to the North West for justice and equity.

Addressing a press conference, yesterday, its Chairman, Salis Muhammad Moriki, noted that since the South West had produced the President, the North East, the Vice President, and the South East or South South likely to produce the Senate President, it became justifiable that the North West should produce the Speaker of the green chamber.

Moriki made a case for  Aminu Sani Jaji, who represents Birnin Magaji/Kaura federal constituency of Zamfara State for the position.

The group said the President-elect needs Jaji because he has the capacity, sincerity of support and understanding to work with the executive arm of the government.

Meanwhile, Civil Society Organisation,Movement for Effective Legislature and Sustainable Democracy in Nigeria (MELSDN), has charged the APC to support the chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Muktar Betara, to emerge as Speaker in the 10th Assembly.

Its national coordinator,  Williams Ndorokpa Martins, in a statement, yesterday, said Betara had the capacity and acceptance across political parties to function effectively as Speaker.

Martins said  Betara, who represents Biu/Bayo/Shani and Kwaya Kusar Federal Constituency of Borno State, as Appropriations Committee chairman , contributed immensely to stabilizing the budget cycle in the country in the last four years.