DETAILS ON HOW APC SCHEMED DOGARA OUT OF HOUSE SPEAKERSHIP

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has selected the member representing Surulere Federal Constituency, Lagos, in the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, to run for the office of Speaker of the House.
Hon Gbajabiamila was elected at a primary election for APC members organised by the leadership of the party on Saturday in Abuja.
Hon Gbajabiamila scored 154 votes, while his challenger, Yakubu Dogara, who stormed out of the venue of the election before voting commenced, scored 3 votes.
Four votes were declared invalid by the returning officer, the national vice chairman, north east Babachir Lawan.
The House of Reps is expected to elect a new Speaker on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Hon Dogara has rejected the election.
Tahir Monguno was also elected as candidate for Deputy Speaker. He scored 153 votes.
One hundred and eighty three members attended the election, 161 voted.
In a statement released shortly after Mr. Gbajabiamila was announced the winner, Hon Dogara and his supporters said the election was against the position taken by President Muhammadu Buhari on the process of electing new leaders for the national assembly.
They also said it was unconstitutional for the party to organise a mock election before the main election.
They insisted that the real election for Speaker would hold on Tuesday inside the chamber of the national assembly.