The House on Representatives has dismissed reports alleging that the Speaker, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has opposed to the Southern Governors’ recent call for restructuring of the country.
The Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Hon. Benjamin Kalu said this in a statement released to journalists on Friday.
According to Kalu, the House found publications claiming the speaker was opposed to the governors as false and misleading.
He maintained that it was clear to objective reason that nothing in the speaker’s statement opposed the Southern Governors’ call for restructuring, and from the beginning of the 9th Assembly, the House under the leadership of Femi Gbajabiamila had reiterated its commitment to a thorough review of the 1999 Constitution, as could be seen by the composition and activities of the Constitutional Review Committee of the House.
Cautioning the media to be mindful of peddling false news in the bid to misinform the general public, as this is misleading and detrimental to our democracy as a nation,
He noted that this was not a time to apportion blames but a time to come together and deliberate on issues that have birthed the problem we are facing as a nation and to find a suitable solution to it.
