Mohammed Tahir Monguno part of House of Representatives of Nigeria
Mohammed Tahir Monguno (born 12 February 1966) is a Nigerian lawyer and member of the Federal House of Representatives, representing Marte-Monguno-Nganzai Federal Constituency of Borno State, Nigeria. He is currently the majority chief Whip of the 9th House of Representatives.Political career
Monguno, a member of the ruling All progressive congress (APC) emerged winner at the 2019 general elections to return to the lower chamber for the fourth consecutive term to represents Marte, Monguno and Nganzai Federal Constituency of Borno state.
He was previously elected to the House of Representatives in 1992 where he represented the Marte, Monguno and Nganzai federal constituency of Borno state before the presidential election of June 12, 1993 was annulled leading to the abrupt end of the tenure of all elected representatives.Speakership race
In 2015, during the House leadership tussle of the 8th assembly, Monguno who initially aspired for the leadership of the House stepped down to run for the post of deputy speaker under a joint ticket with Femi Gbajabiamila. However, he was defeated by Hon. Sulaiman Lasun.In the 9th assembly that began in 2019, Monguno was initially one of the top contenders for the position of the Speaker House of Representatives of Nigeria, within the APC caucus. However, he later withdrew from the race to endorse and support Femi Gbajabiamila who was the choice of the party.Legislative activities
Monguno moved the motion along with 14 other representatives which asked the President to sack the Service Chiefs due to the worsening security situation in the country and their inability to address the incessant attacks by Boko Haram insurgents in the North East zone. In a similar move, he moved the motion asking the Federal Government to declare emergency on security.In May 2020, he also sponsored the bill for an Act to alter the 1999 constitution to allow for Independent candidacy into any elective office in Nigeria. He argued that the bill will give all Nigerians a level playing ground to contribute their quota to national and local development. However the bill was opposed by Hon. James Faleke who argued that it would be a daunting task for INEC and it will result in a lot of litigation.
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