Tinubu Support Group Backs Borno Lawmaker, Betara As Next Speaker

A group known as the Network of Tinubu Support Group has backed a House of Representatives member from Borno State, Muktar Betara, to become the next Speaker.

Naija News reports that Betara is the lawmaker reelected to represent Biu/Bayo/Shani Federal Constituency in the lower legislative chamber.

However, the lawmaker who has not formally declared his intention to run for Speakership, might contest for the exalted position.

In a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, President of the group, Moses Ikani, said Betara is qualified to effect the changes Nigeria needs through the legislature.

Ikani described Betara as a highly resourceful lawmaker who is familiar with the challenges inherent in leadership at the legislative arm of government.

He added that the Borno lawmaker has the capacity to complement the actions and policies of the office and would guarantee the much-needed turnaround the country needs.

He said: “As things stand now, Nigeria needs a crop of new leaders, especially at the legislative arm of government which section 80-84 of the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria 1999 vest the power and control of public funds as representatives of the people.

“The legislature is a key democratic institution for political representation.

“So, to fix Nigeria, we will have to tweak some of its working parts by separating the gold diggers and power thirsty from those who truly want to serve at this level of leadership, and to accomplish this is to do away with mediocrity and clannish interest.

“Amid this seeming hopelessness in our polity, we found a highly resourceful parliamentarian in the green chamber of the National Assembly, who is familiar with the challenges inherent in leadership at the Nigerian legislative arm of government. He is Rt. Hon Muktar Aliyu Betara, member representing Biu/Bayo/Shwa and Kwaya Kusar federal constituency in Borno state.

“By our assessment, he did quite well, extremely well, taking into account the challenges – the enormity of challenges faced by the 9th national assembly shortly after the inauguration in 2019, when he was unanimously elected as chairman of the house standing committee on appropriation.

“RT. Hon Muktar Batera is one individual whose capacity to complement the actions and policies of the executive as speaker of the house of representatives and would expeditiously guarantee the much-needed turnaround of Nigeria.”