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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The Joint Task-10th Assembly, a multi-partisan forum of members-elect in the House of Representatives, has welcomed the zoning arrangement for the presiding officers of the 10th National Assembly released by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday.
A statement jointly signed by Rt. Hon. Usman Bello Kumo (APC, Gombe), Chairman; Rt. Hon. Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers), Co-Chairman and Rt. Hon. Aliyu Sani Madaki (NNPP, Kano), Secretary, commended the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for showing leadership in arriving at the party’s choice for those that will lead the 10th National Assembly.
Noting that they were ready to work with the incoming Tinubu administration, members of the forum said they would work hard to realise the zoning arrangement announced by APC.
The forum, which comprises members-elect from the APC, PDP, LP, NNPP, APGA, SDP, ADC and YPP, noted that it has been waiting for the party’s direction on zoning to decide its next line of action.
“As a forum, we at the Joint Task-10th Assembly welcome the zoning arrangement of the APC. We believe in upholding best democratic practice all over the world, that is why we want to join hands as political parties that won seats in the parliament to have a harmonious working relationship with the other arms of government, especially the executive, without compromising our independence.
“Now that the APC NWC has taken the bold decision, we will go in line with the party’s choice and work assiduously to realise same.
“We want to assure the incoming administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu that as a parliament, we would work harmoniously and assiduously with him to realise his plans for Nigeria. We would work jointly with all stakeholders within and outside to have a stable House,” the statement said.
The ‘Joint Task-10th Assembly is a multi-partisan forum for members-elect of the 10th House of Representatives, which seeks to promote the independence of the legislature; inter-dependence of the legislature and executive; legislation for good governance and grassroots impact; constituency outreach, equity and fairness among ranking and new members, and ensure unity, equity and fairness in the emergence of presiding and principal officers in line with best parliamentary practice.