Group flays calls for Deputy Speaker’s resignation

A group under the aegis of Concerned All Progres- sives Congress (APC) stakeholders on has con- demned calls by some faceless in- dividuals calling on Yussuf Lasun, deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, to resign.

The group in a release signed by Abayomi Ayegbokiki, its pub- licity secretary, noted that those making the call want to overheat the polity.

The group also called on all members of the party and Nige- rians to give maximum support and cooperation to President Muhammadu Buhari in his task of reforming the country.

Ayegbokiki in a statement issued in Abuja, noted that the election that produced Lasun as deputy speaker was in line with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“We make bold to say that apart from the emergence of Hon. La- sun through a democratic, open and transparent election, the process of the election complied with section 50, a and b of the 1999 constitution.

“We warned all those who have allowed themselves to be used for this reprehensible act to allow reason to prevail.

“For the change which our party promised Nigerians to mate- rialise, all hands must be on deck. The least President Mohammadu Buhari expects from genuine APC members at this critical moment is for everybody to be on the same page with him.”

The group also advised the deputy speaker to open his hands of fellowship to all and ensure that Yoruba interest is protected.

KEHINDE AKINTOLA, Abuja