he House of Representatives was forced to adjourn for a month yesterday after members came to blows over choice of principal officers.
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won control of the House after the February 28 poll, but they have been factionalised since the election of Yakubu Dogara as Speaker.
Dogara defied the party to contest the election for speakership and subsequently won with the help of the opposition PDP.
This has enraged his party which on Monday presented him with a list of members to be appointed as House principal officers as a way of restoring unity and peace in the party.
The Speaker failed to read the letter from the APC chairman when the House session began but instead called for the House to go into executive session to discuss how the principal officers would be elected.
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won control of the House after the February 28 poll, but they have been factionalised since the election of Yakubu Dogara as Speaker.
Dogara defied the party to contest the election for speakership and subsequently won with the help of the opposition PDP.
This has enraged his party which on Monday presented him with a list of members to be appointed as House principal officers as a way of restoring unity and peace in the party.
The Speaker failed to read the letter from the APC chairman when the House session began but instead called for the House to go into executive session to discuss how the principal officers would be elected.
At this point majority of the APC members demanded that the Speaker read the letter from their chairman.
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