Dogara names Gbajabiamila as the Majority leader.

Former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, emerged as the Majority Leader of the 8th House on Tuesday after a leadership tussle spanning 49 days since the inauguration of the House on June 9.

The Speaker, Mr Yakubu Dogara, announced the lawmaker from Lagos as the majority leader on the floor of the House at about 3.19pm.

“Now, this is the big one,” Dogara told eager members as he named Gbajabiamila the House leader.

The announcement came following last-minute negotiations between the warring factions of the All Progressives Congress caucus of the House that had been involved in the leadership tussle.



The choice of Gbajabiamila also altered the initial plan of the speaker to zone the majority leader to the North-West.

The position of the Deputy Leader went to Mr. Buba Jibrin (North-Central), while Mr. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa (North-West) was named the Chief Whip.

The position of the Deputy Whip was given to Mr. Pally Iriase (South-South).

-Punch