“APC Gave Me An Uppercut In My Aspiration To Become The Next Deputy Speaker’’ — Onanuga Ijaya Laments Exclusion Of Women

In what many party leaders and candidates believe they were not included in the decision-making process, which has led them to criticize the ruling All Progressive Congress’s zoning plan for the 10th National Assembly’s presiding officers.

Rep Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga Ijaya, the chairman house committee on women affairs and social development, who spoke on Friday as a guest on channels TV program, has protested the exclusion of women in the zoning formula released by her party ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly (NASS).

She said all the women who showed interest in the leadership of the 10th NASS were given not even a single chance by the APC.

The ranking Representative member from the House, Otunba Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga claims that the APC destroyed her chances of becoming the next deputy speaker in the Ikenne/Sagamu North Central Constituency.

She claimed that the party had taken a choice that they were compelled to obey in an interview with Channels Tv News. She thought the party’s leadership might have had a rationale for zoning the seats.

Earlier in the week, the APC National Working Committee (NWC) endorsed Godswill Akpabio and Barau Jibrin for the seats of the Senate President and Deputy Senate President respectively. The ruling party also endorsed Tajudeen Abass and Benjamin Kalu for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively.

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However, she claimed that; “before making those choices, they had to have conducted a stronger engagement with the applicant.”

In her attempt to become the next deputy speaker, she said, ­“I was commenting to someone earlier this morning that APC gave me an uppercut in the boxing ring of the 10th Assembly. Sadly, a lot of us are devoted and don’t challenge the party’s leadership if they have stated that this is the direction they are going in.”

“We engage them and make an effort to convince them of our views. if this is the course of action the party has chosen. Some of us are forced to follow the party’s lead because we have no other option.”

“I can do nothing except give up on my goal. Do I think that what the party did was right? I don’t. Am I joyful? I’m not, though. Do I believe I have what it takes to succeed as the House of Representatives’ next deputy speaker in the 10th Assembly? I do, of course. However, I believe that the party might have done more to encourage everyone’s participation.”

Onanuga said, “We are asking that whatever is remaining in the majority, at least one should come to a woman and two others. We are asking for three out of ten, I don’t think that is too much.

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“The two presiding seats have been taken in the House of Representatives, there are eight more seats. Three for the majority leaders and five for the minority leaders. If we are going to go by the 35 percent affirmative action that has just been won in the court.”

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