The Deputy Speaker, Yussuff Lasun, has denied that the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, is planning to strip him of some responsibilities.
It was reported yesterday that an Ad Hoc Committee set up by the Speaker had recommended that the Deputy Speaker ceases being the chairman of the Committee of the Whole House.
However, in a reaction by his Chief Press Secretary , Wole Oladimeji yesterday, the Deputy Speaker said there was no plan by the Speaker, Dogara, to strip him of his powers.
Besides, the report of the Ad Hoc Committee had neither been considered nor adopted by the House, he noted.
It reads: “The House is constitutionally-empowered to amend its rules as it deems fit and the process is aimed at enhancing the activities of the House.
“The Eighth Assembly set up an Ad Hoc Committee to review its rule, inaugurated by the Speaker with the Deputy Speaker in attendance and once the review is concluded, the report is expected to be presented to the House for debate before it becomes the new House Rule for the Eighth Assembly.
“It should be stated clearly that this has not been done, so the rule being referred to as stripping the Deputy Speaker of his function by the Speaker is a figment of the imagination of the writers.
“It must be stated clearly that the Speaker and Deputy Speaker have an uncommon bond that cannot be threatened nor broken by unsubstantiated reports, such as this, just as others before it.
“The entire members of the Eighth Assembly is united and solidly behind the leadership they elected and no amount of sponsored reports can threaten the bond and unity that is now reigning supreme in the House.”
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