{"id":255779,"date":"2023-03-16T06:28:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T05:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=255779"},"modified":"2023-03-16T06:28:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T05:28:42","slug":"2023-poll-why-many-good-legislators-lost-their-seats-gbajabiamila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/03\/16\/2023-poll-why-many-good-legislators-lost-their-seats-gbajabiamila\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Poll: Why Many Good Legislators Lost Their Seats \u2014 Gbajabiamila"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The House of Representatives\u2019 Speaker, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/03\/14\/gbajabiamila-speaks-on-lobbying-for-chief-of-staff-position-in-tinubus-govt\/\">Femi Gbajabiamila<\/a>, has said that the outcomes of the last presidential and parliamenta\u00adry elections did not take into account the performance of the national lawmakers. <\/p>\n<p>The number four citizen said the election was deter\u00admined by sentiments anchored mainly on ethnicity and religion rather than performance.<\/p>\n<p>The speaker said this when the executives of the House of Representatives Press Corps led by its chairperson, Grace Ike, visited him in his office.<\/p>\n<p>Gbajabiamila lauded the Press Corps for \u201cbeing support\u00adive and playing a critical role in nation building.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said \u201cthe contribution of the Press Corps to the develop\u00adment of the country could not be quantified.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The speaker regretted that the last National Assembly election was determined by other factors different from the performances of lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cIt was a hard won battle not just for me but for many of our colleagues on the floor there. 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