To nip in the bud, the emerging dispute in the Federal House of Representatives, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, John Odigie-Oyegun, has intervened.

A conflict is brewing in the House of Representatives over the sharing of standing committees by the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara.

The All Progressives Congress lawmakers feel shortchanged by Dogara’s appointments, which they say is more favourable to the minority party, the Peoples Democratic Party.

Consequently, two lawmakers of the APC resigned from their committee positions in protest of Dogara’s sharing formula.

With the inauguration of the 96 standing committees scheduled for Monday next week, the APC Chairman simply had to wade in.

Odigie-Oyegun reportedly held a separate meeting with Dogara and Deputy Speaker, Yusuf Lasun, while he held another meeting with Majority Leader of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila.

Punch reports a National Assembly official, revealed that the meetings took place at Odigie-Oyegun’s home, in Abuja.

“The national chairman met with the speaker and his deputy this morning (Friday) and the discussion centred on the sharing of the standing committees.

“A few days back, he had already met with Gbajabiamila, where the House leader raised the issue of the APC not being adequately catered for in the whole arrangement.”

“What is not lost is the fact that some APC members feel that the majority party was not fairly represented in the sharing of the committees, particularly the Grade ‘A’ committees.

“But, the point was also made at the meetings that the party would not force the speaker or impose the chairmen of committees on him since the power to appoint committees lies solely with him.

“Again, it was meant to be on record that the party might not support the arrangements much as it could not compel Dogara to reverse anything.”

Kolapo Olapoju