One of the aspirants for the post of the Speaker of House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has taken his case to 200 newly elected members of the House.
In a letter to the lawmakers, the aspirant pledged to give the new members 75 per cent of committee chairmen and deputy chairmen positions.
It was the second letter Jibrin would write to his colleagues in the House.
The lawmaker, who heads the House Committee on Finance, in his new letter pledged to give special attention to the new members.
He said: “The focus of this letter is to give some details of the special attention I intend to give to you First Term Members. I have carefully observed that all other aspirants have shown little attention to this new group of dynamic incoming members.
“A key way to deepen the change is to effectively integrate you into the activities of the House, share experience with you, discuss your welfare as most of you are coming in with family and need to quickly settle down to the task ahead, but most importantly, put you in position of authority to bring in your fresh ideas and expertise in running the activities of the House.
“To this end, if you elect me Speaker, I pledge to hand over 75 per cent of the total positions (committee chairs and deputies) in the House to First Term Members. It means 75 per cent of the positions allocated to each state will go to First Term Members. To do this, I will have to step on toes. But if this will usher in the change and fresh ideas we crave for our dear country, so be it,” he said.
The lawmaker said the newly elected members have the numerical strength that they could determine who becomes the next Speaker and advised them not to “waste it”.
“Do not allow yourselves to be relegated to the background. Do not allow yourselves to be used only as numbers to be counted in votes for aspirants that do not appreciate your individual potentials and your fresh ideas. I urge you to unite and take charge! We are all equals!” he said.
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