Honourable Jide Olatunbosun representing Saki West/Saki East/Atisbo Federal Constituency has declared his intention to contest for the position of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The second term lawmaker notified his colleagues in a viral text messages to them seeking their support for his ambition joined the race.
The message, which was made available to newsmen on Monday read: 9th Assembly: My intention to contest for the office of the Speaker. My compliments, dearest colleagues, with utmost sense of responsibility, I write to humbly notify you of my intention to vie for the Office of the Speaker, House if Representatives.
In realization of this, I hereby solicit your kind support. Yours in service of the nation.”
With this declaration, Olatunbosun will be slugging it out with the incumbent Majority Leader of the House, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Ado Doguwa, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, Abdulrazak Namdas and Bego to succeed the incumbent Speaker, Yakubu Dogara.
