POLITICS Competence, not zoning will determine 10th Assembly leadership - PDP Reps-elect

is on ground to ensure smooth progress from where the 9th National assembly will stop and return Nigeria to proper socio- economic footing and development.

“A sound and effective legislative leadership is what is needed in a democracy to sustain or midwife positive change and therefore we cannot be talking about the traditional issues of zoning, which has often retarded growth and development of democratic ideas because of weak and imposed legislative leadership”.

They urged themselves to keep the vision and work towards recruiting vibrant leadership when the National

Assembly is inaugurated.

Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Senator Usman Bayero Nafada, who chaired the event, congratulated the memberselect and informed them that the secret to legislative success and performance is unity.

He charged them to familiarise themselves with one another as they prepare towards inauguration and ensure that they think together all the time for the progress of the nation.

The meeting was well attended by almost all the PDP Northern Caucus members who were in high spirits to make a difference in the 10th assembly.