As the Nasarawa State Speakership crisis deepened, group under the aegis of Concerned Nasarawa APC Stakeholders (CASNS), has mentioned that legal and authentic Speaker of the 7th Assembly remained Hon Daniel Oga Ogazi.
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The spokesperson of CASNS, Alh. Yusuf Ibrahim made this known on Wednesday after a critical meeting of the group in Lafia, the State Capital.

The group congratulated the party and skewed stakeholders in the state for the successful state APC caucus meeting, commended the leadership of the party for coming together since the recently concluded General Elections in the State.

While applauding the position taken by the leadership of the party in the state arising from the resolution of its stakeholders, he noted the glaring exclusion of other major stakeholders which he considered deliberate, hence the governor’s apology on behalf of the party.

“We commend the resolution by the party to allow the rule of law prevail while the party intervene to find a lasting solution to the Assembly impasse.”

The group urged the party leadership in the state to ensure the patriotic step taken to deepen unity in the party for future engagements.

“It is no news that the Speaker, Daniel Ogah Ogazi-led majority of the Assembly, dissatisfied with the brazing disregard to rule of law by the Balarabe group and his continuous impostor as Speaker of the 7th Assembly, has sought the court to stop him from parading self as Speaker, an issue that still awaits court determination.

“As stakeholders who have worked tirelessly for the success of the party at all levels in the past and recent elections and whose position on the Assembly crisis only seek to entrench democracy, question a statement credited to the Publicity Secretary of the Party, Otaru Douglas describing Rt. Hon. Ogah Ogazi, the Speaker of the 7th Assembly, his principal officers and other stakeholders of the party as rebels and unrecognized members of the party.
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“The same Otaru who in his opinion, best described the Ogazi led principal officers as rebels and unrecognized members of the APC in the state, is one person who the party considers as worthless and with no electoral value.

“His clear exclusion from the recent caucus meeting, the APC has clearly dumped the noise maker who has never won elections in his own polling unit. Undoubtedly, Otaru’s public outpour is borne out of his overzealousness and certainly represents his personal opinion. It’s most likely not the position of our party in the state, which has since given way for the law courts to determine the issues, while deploying diplomacy in revolving the warring factions.”

The group described the few sponsored endorsements in the state by some self-serving persons as sycophancy and immoral and will not stand the test of time.

“Those who stand against fair play can never stand on the side of justice. The vote of confidence passed by a few self-acclaimed Akwanga APC Stakeholders led by Kwanta Yakubu and the unfortunate Assembly Member, Larry Ven-Bawa, on Speaker Balarabe, speaks volume of their ignorance of our extant laws.

“Our position is firm, in the eye of the law and in line with global best democratic practices, Rt. Hon. Daniel Ogah Ogazi remains the authentic speaker of the 7th Assembly, unless otherwise determined by the court”, the group insisted.
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