The trio of Hon Segun Dokun Odebunmi, Hon Olajide Olatubosun and Hon Shina Abiola Peller were absent at the meeting organized by the the outgoing executive governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi with House of Reps member elect in Oyo state
Hon Odebunmi and Hon Olajide were ranking office and an impeccable source revealed that Hon Odebunmi who is currently the chairman House of Reps Committee on information National Orientation, Ethics and Value is eyeing to be the next speaker of the Federal House of Reps.
Effort to get Hon Odebunmi and others reaction proof abortive but a source close to the lawmakers said they couldn’t attend due to some personal reasons
At the meeting held at governor Ajimobi’s house on Sunday, the governor who lost his senatorial ambition bid asked the nine elected members of the House of Representatives from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, to support Femi Gbajabiamila (APC, Lagos) for speaker.
He advised them to follow the decision of the APC leadership in determining the presiding officers of the incoming 9th Assembly.
“You should toe the party line by following the decision reached by the APC leadership in determining the leaders of the 9th Assembly.
“Hence, you should support the aspirations of Femi Gbajabiamila as the next Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives,” Ajimobi admonished the lawmakers.
Responding on behalf of the legislators, Akeem Adeyemi (APC, Oyo), who is also the APC Southwest Co-ordinator of Gbajabiamila Speakership Campaign Council, said his team was solidly behind the fourth-term Lagos lawmaker.
He pledged loyalty to the party’s decision, promising to “abide by its decision on the choice of Gbajabiamila as the Speaker of the 9th House.”
