Speakership – Lawmakers-Elect of Minority Parties Set Up Committee to Pick Consensus Candidate

The members-elect, drawn from the seven minority parties, in a statement said they would use their numerical strength to produce the presiding officers of the lower House.

The parties are the Peoples Democratic Party, Labor Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party, All Progressives Grand Alliance, Social Democratic Party, African Democratic Congress and the Young Progressive Party.

The 10th National Assembly will be inaugurated in June.