Gbajamiala Deserves Applaud, But Wase Must Apologize - EDUOW Founder

By The9jaTrend

Edo Dynasty United Organization Worldwide (EDUOW) has appreciated the honourable speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila for standing side by side with Nigerians home and abroad on equal representation by rejecting the discrimination from the deputy speaker, Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase but called for his resignation as honourable member.

The Diaspora Association of the Nigeria people in America's petition is against the Federal Republic of Nigeria, seeking the expeditious return all the internal displayed team people across Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba States, their ancestral land.

Hon. Wase who presided over the sitting while the speaker was away refused to entertain hearing of the petition brought to the House by Hon. Mark Terseer Gbillah member from Benue State.  

President and Founder of the Organisation, Comrade Brown Ehigie Osemwengie said, Speaker Gbajamiala deserves commendation for his maturity while asking Hon. Mark Terseer Gbillah member from Benue State to represent the petition.

      Comrade Brown Ehigie Osemwengie

                 President and Founder 

       Edo Dynasty United Organization                              Worldwide (EDUOW)

Representing the petition before the House, Hon. Mark Terseer Gbillah member from Benue State said, "Speaker, the petition from the mutual union of the team in America, the Diaspora Association of the Nigeria people in America. 

"The petition is against the Federal Republic of Nigeria, seeking the expeditious return all the internal displayed team people across Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba States, their ancestral land. They are seeking that the people who constitute indigenous team people in certain part of this country should be given the opportunity to be relocated back to their ancestral land, that the Federal Government should make provisions for their rehabilitation and resettlement and other prayers they have listed here.

"Mr. Speaker, with the candid of this House, I will like to lay the petition before this Honourable House," he concluded.

In his response,  the Honourable speaker of the Nigeria Federal House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajamiala opined, “this has drawn so much attention in the last week. Let me just say that it has being a lot of misunderstanding in that petition. The said petition was signed by the petitioners, so I believed.

“The House of Representatives does not discriminate Nigerians wherever they may be, whatever part of the world they may be, they remain Nigerians, I think the misunderstanding came from the issue of signatures, and I must say that also, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Wase has been one of the champion for Diaspora voting and he was also involved in the creation of the Diaspora Committee in this House some years back. So, I think having clear that misunderstanding, Hon. Wase should please go ahead and lay your petition. It will be given and proper due attention."

Comrade Brown Ehigie Osemwengie appeal to Speaker Femi Gbajamiala to treat the petition with fairness and justice should be serve.

"Mr. Speaker, we appeal to you to use your good offices by ensuring that the petition is treated with fairness and justice should be serve. 

"The petition has generated a lot of attention and Nigerian Diaspora are paying close attention to it. The deputy speaker Ahmed Idris Wase who demonstrated unpatriotic behaviour to Nigerians must apologise or resign his position. We are all Nigerians and should not be discriminated against," he opined.