Punch:
The House of Representatives on Tuesday
described as disturbing, the high number of
lawmakers, who failed to win the primaries of
their various political parties.
“The high turnover is the bane of the
development of our parliament,” the House
spokesman, Mr. Zakari Mohammed, told The
PUNCH.
Findings by The PUNCH showed that over 150
members of the House did not make it in the
primaries.
Investigations revealed that while a “negligible”
number won the ticket of their parties to contest
either a Senate seat or a governorship seat, the
majority of the over 150 lost the primaries.
Among the few, who won to contest other
offices in 2015 are the Speaker, Mr. Aminu
Tambuwal, who would be contesting the
governorship seat in Sokoto State on the
platform of the All Progressives Congress, and
his Deputy, Mr. Emeka Ihedioha, who won the
Imo State PDP governorship ticket.
Others are the Chairman, House Committee on
Public Accounts, Mr. Solomon Olamilekan, Mr.
John Enoh and Uche Ekwunife, who will be
vying for Senate seats in the 2014 elections.
However, The PUNCH learnt that more casualties
would likely be recorded in the main election in
February next year.
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