APC Chairman Writes Saraki, Dogara, Picks Principal Officers For Them

The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has written a letter to the Senate President, Bukola
Saraki and House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara, telling them that the
party has approved its principal officers for the 8th National Assembly, Pm
News states.

“Please find below for your necessary action names of
principal officers approved by the party, after excessive consultations for the
8th Senate as follows: Senator Ahmed Lawan (Majority Leader)–North-East; Prof.
Sola Adeyeye (Chief Whip)–South-West; Sen. George Akume (Deputy Majority
Leader)—North-Central; and Sen. Abu Ibrahim(Deputy Chief Whip)—North-West,” the
letter to Saraki from Oyegun read. Continue…

To Dogara he wrote: “Please find below for your necessary
action names of principal officers approved by the party after extensive
consultations for the eighth House of Representatives as follows: Hon. Femi
Gbajabiamila (House Leader) South-West; Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa(Deputy House
Leader)—North-West; Hon. M. T. Monguno(Chief Whip)—North-East; and Hon. Pally
Iriase (Deputy Chief Whip)—South-South. This comes with the assurances of my
highest regards.”

Whether the duo of Saraki and Dogara will honour the letter
from the Oyegun is yet to be ascertained, as they both flaunted party orders to
contest for the leadership of the Senate and House of Reps respectively.