Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila is battle ready for Hon. Kingsley Chinda over the minority leadership position of the house.
When the house met on Thursday, July 4th, 2019, Chinda and his colleagues took over the designated seats for the minority officers, and this delayed the commencement of plenary traditionally billed for 11am.
Gbajabiamila’s procession, including his deputy, Idris Wase, and other minority officers, led by Elumelu, did not enter the chambers until 12:10.
Elumelu and other officers ignored Chinda who had taken their seats and took seats elsewhere. Immediately after, Chinda raised a point of order. He had hardly done that when the speaker retorted, saying ‘without asking you what your point of order is, you are overruled.
Chinda, however, persisted with a call for point of order, with the speaker again restating;
“We don’t recognise you; you are not in your allocated seat. We have allocated seats. If you are not seated in your allocated seat, you will not be recognised. Number two, I want to make it abundantly clear, do not test the resolve of this House; you will be forced to regret.”