 A member of the House of Representatives and chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Aliyu Batara, has joined the race for the speakership of the 10th House of Representatives. This is coming as the rule in all Progressive Congress APC with majority seats had zoned the position to the North Western region. The federal lawmaker from the North Eastern region of Nigeria says he has the experience it takes to lead the parliament to meet the yearnings of citizens, or the aspirants are Majority Leader Alhassan Ado Degua, Chairman, House Committee on Navy Yusuf Gadi. Sadie Solo and Miriam Onoha were present to show solidarity with Batara, who formally declared his intention to run for speakership. Whoever becomes a speaker, whoever becomes a speaker, must meet Batara around to really hold it. And it is in the light of that unity and understanding, like my colleagues have rightly said, that I feel I should join this occasion to fraternize with him, to wish all of us well and to let the Lord know that my context is not about due or dire fair. All has been said about me. The most important thing today is for me to declare that I am contesting. Today is our day for members elect in the 10th Assembly and for former members of the parliament. You have seen all the aspirants here. They came to support me because we are one family. And the need for inclusivity and diversity. I have proven that I am a woman who comes with the right experience for this process. And was the first to initiate this, visiting a co-aspirant at his declaration. We have all shown that united we stand and divided. We are here for the respect of the sanctity of the independence of the parliament. Are we here because we want to demonstrate the inclusivity of parliamentarians? Once a parliament is not inclusive, the country will cry, the public will castigate the parliament because some people are isolated. Hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.