Gbajabiamila to officially declare House speakership bid

Femi Gbajabiamila

Majority leader of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, is scheduled to officially declare his intention to run for office of the speaker in the ninth assembly.

In a statement by the lawmaker’s office, the official declaration will hold on Sunday (today) by 2pm at Lagos/Osun hall of Transcorp Hilton hotel, Abuja.

Kano lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin, will also be announced officially as director general of the campaign.

Gbajabiamila, who represents Surulere II federal constituency, will be returning to the House for a fifth term.

In the House of Representatives, All Progressives Congress (APC) has a clear majority of about 200 of 360 seats.

The party has also said it would announce the zoning process for House of Representatives’ leadership positions on Tuesday.