South-south Group Makes Case for Emergence of Agbedi As House Minority Leader

.Insists speaker should comply with house rules

Sylvester Idowu in Warri

A frontline political pressure body, South South Reawakening Group (SSRG), has appealed to Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, to comply with the House Rules by ensuring that Hon. Frederick Agbedi representing Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency, Bayelsa State, who is a fourth term member steps in as the Minority Leader.

The group, in a statement signed by its Convener, Joseph Ambakederimo, made the appeal yesterday, noting that it is only appropriate for a higher ranking member of the House from the South-south region, Hon. Agbedi to replace Hon. Kingsley Chinda from the same region who recently vacated the position to contest for the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State.

“In allocating positions of principal officers has been by ranking. The fit and proper member to be selected to occupy the position of Minority Leader should be Hon. Fredrick Agbedi, the Member representing Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, who is on his fourth term thereby making him a ranking member over Ikenga Ugochinyere.