9th NASS members-elect have been asked not to elect a Speaker linked to any alleged criminal.
Aaron Ohimini, a spokesperson for the North Central Inter-religious Inter-tribal Political Forum for Peace, Development and United Nigeria, said information in the public domain suggested that two of the aspirant Speakers were alleged to have criminal records.
According to him, the purportedly endorsed candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Gbajabiamila, had been facing allegations of perjury for a long time.
He also said that another aspirant, Mohammed Bago, had recently been dragged to court over allegations of fraud he allegedly committed while working with Afribank (Polaris).
He stressed that the House should elect members with no criminal record to work with President Muhammadu Buhari, who had zero tolerance for corruption to move the country forward.
Ohimini endorsed Olajide Olatubosun who is a member of the House representing Saki West/Saki East/Atisbo Federal Constituency of Oyo State and a second timer in the green chamber.
Olatubosun is also an alumnus of the prestigious University of Lagos, who is also a Chartered Accountant. He also has not been linked to any criminal activity.
Ohimini stressed that Nigeria deserves a Speaker whose past will not haunt the House and the country.
(NAN)