House of Reps on fire of interests over leadership

Members of the House of Reps are in fierce tussle over the election of the leaders of the house who would work with the Speaker, Hon. Yakubu Dogara. Meanwhile the South South Vice Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Hillard Ita has said that the crisis in the National Assembly which has affected the party is a passing phase and would crash the party. Ita said that the development was inherent in democracy as a system of government, stating that APC would has come to deliver good governance to Nigerians.
The vice chairman spoke at the inauguration of south south APC support group which held at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja. He appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the party, also appealing to the media not to escalate the situation. He said: “What is going on in the National Assembly is nothing but politics. Those who believe that this is the beginning of the end of the APC, should be prepared to wait for a long time, as the party will live from one dispensation to another. The APC will be here to give good governance to the people of Nigeria. “The truth is that most of us are in politics because of enlightened self-interest, others may have a different view. But one of the vital ingredients of politics is contest and so there are offices to be contested for in the National Assembly.

Source: Vanguard