Alhassan Doguwa, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, has resigned from the speakership race.
Doguwa made this known on Wednesday night at a meeting with representatives-elect at Abuja’s Transcorp Hilton hotel. Abubakar Maki and Olatunji Olawuyi also withdrew from the race.
Doguwa said he dropped his speakership ambition on the day the all progressives congress (APC) nominated Abbas and Kalu for the speaker and deputy Speakership positions of the incoming House of Representatives respectively.
Abbas is qualified and has the legislative experience to lead the 359 members of the house, according to Doguwa. Because he is a beneficiary of the zoning scheme, he said he withdrew from the race to endorse the party’s choice.
