Abuja — Deputy spokesman of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has denied existence of any rift between the House leadership and members.

He said the relationship between both parties remained cordial, contrary to expectations in certain quarters.

The lawmaker, who said this while speaking with newsmem in Abuja yesterday, vowed that members would continue to rally around the speaker to keep the House together, adding that they would continue to support his vision.

While reaffirming the strong leadership of the speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, Agbese explained that the speaker was resolved to showcase an effective style of governance with the resolution by members to unite behind the speaker.

He stated that the House remained one and had been working hard, even in the period when all of them were on recess, in order to make Nigeria a great place for all citizens.

Agbese said: "The speaker has done everything to justify the confidence of all the members, and we are not unmindful of those working to see that the House is polarised.

"In justifying the principle of first among equals, "primus inter pares," one must be guided by fairness, equity, and transparency.

"These are the tools that Mr. Speaker has deployed to unite the 10th House of Representatives to send everyone into a state of honey money. Abass has demonstrated the revolutionary spirit of a true Nigerian patriot from all indications."