EGBO GRACE writes on the intense hide and seek that characterised the election of the principal officers of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, despite being dominated by a single political party. THE journey to the inauguration of the EbonyiState 6th House of Assembly was preceded by intense political gerrymandering. Investigations showed that the composition of the Assembly followed party line, as the members retained the zoning principle in the allocation of offices. Thus, the arrangement led to emergence of Honourable Nwifuru Ogbonnaya Francis as speaker and Odefa Obasi Odefa as deputy. “Every member of the state House of Assembly belongs to the PDP family and the party zoned the position of Speaker to Ebonyi North and everybody agreed with the resolution of the party and people contested.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 19, 2019 03:40 UTC