SDP Commends Gbajabiamila Over Minority Leader Position, Slams PDP

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has been commended by the Social Democratic Party for choosing the minority leader during the Wednesday plenary.

Naija News had earlier reported that there was a rowdy session after the Speaker announced Hon. Ndudi Elumelu as Minority Leader of the house against Hon. Kingsley Chinda.

Other minority principal officers are Hon. Tobi Okechukwu – Deputy Minority Leader, Hon. Gideon Gwoni – Minority Whip and Hon. Adesegun Adekoya -Deputy Minority Whip.

The only member of SDP in the house, Tajudeen Adefisoye, stated that the names of the principal officers announced in the house reflected the choices made by members of the minority parties.

Adefisoye while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday said, “I speak on behalf of my party, the SDP which is one of the minority parties in the House. I want to make it amply clear that the names read on the floor of the House by the Speaker were the ones duly nominated and endorsed by myself and other colleagues in minority parties.”

He described the Principal Minority Officers announced by the speaker as very competent and responsible honourable members that the House could readily vouch for their reliability and moral standings.

Adefisoye who represents Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency of Ondo state described the names sent by the PDP to the Speaker as a mere manifestation of wishful thinking.

He said, “The names sent to the Speaker by the PDP is null and void as far as we are concerned. The reality is that PDP cannot unilaterally decide on the issue of minority principal officers for all other minority parties. After all, PDP is just one party out of the multiple minority parties in the House.”