Gbajabiamila and deputy confront each other during plenary

Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, was challenged by his deputy, Idris Wase, during plenary on Wednesday, May 24.

In a video making rounds, Gbajabiamila asked that the Order Paper for Thursday, May 25, be made lighter so that members would be allowed to attend the official commissioning of the permanent site of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS).

During his announcement, Gbajabiamila, noted that the commissioning of the NILDS permanent site along Airport Road would commence at 3:00pm on Thursday by President Muhammadu Buhari.

He further asked the chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business to ensure that the order paper should be within time so as to make the NILDS commissioning.

Wase on his part objected that the primary objective of the House was to make law and other official businesses and should not be adjourned in order to attend the commissioning of NILDS headquarters.

He added that lawmakers who are desire to attend the commissioning can leave the house while the others continue with the plenary.

Gbajabiamila responded saying;

“DS, I have been in this House long enough to know that this is the first time in the history of this House that a Deputy Speaker will openly oppose what the Speaker says.”

See the video: