NASS Leadership: We are determined not to repeat the mistakes of 2015- Oshiomhole

Chidi Samuel|

As the battle for the leadership of the 9th National Assembly hots up, Adams Oshiomhole, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged fellow party members not to entrust the leadership of critical committees in the hands of opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members.

The APC chairman has, therefore, asked the party not to repeat the ”mistakes” of made in the 8th assembly.

Oshiomhole made the comment on Tuesday at a dinner hosted by President Muhammadu Buhari for elected APC lawmakers at the banquet hall of the presidential villa in Abuja.

Oshiomhoe said, “We cannot as a party which has a comfortable majority, entrust critical committees in the hands of the PDP or opposition.”

“If Nigerians wanted them, they could have voted them. In the days of PDP, every committee were chaired by PDP members.”

According to the former labour leader, the ruling party has the two-third majority to execute any legislative business including amendment of the constitution and as such there should be no room for any form coalition with any party.

He continued, “In life, mistakes are permitted. But it becomes a problem if the mistake is repeated twice. We are determined not to repeat the mistakes of 2015 in 2019, we have learnt our lesson.”

”Out of 223 APC elected members, 67 were re-elected, the rest are new members.

”In other climes, you don’t go into coalition when you are in the majority, you do so when you don’t have the numbers. We have the numbers, out of 360, Nigerians elected 223 APC members because they don’t want Mr President to face the trauma of 2015.”