The House of Representatives and its leadership have reportedly distanced themselves from the ongoing face-off between the Nigerian Senate and the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on the issue of nominees confirmation.

The Nation reports that top officers in the House of Representatives said Saturday that the actions of the Senate shocked them no less than Nigerians.

Speaker Yakubu Dogara and other principal officers are therefore said to have distanced themselves from what was described as an ‘ego fight’.

A principal officer of the House said, “We are not on the same page with the Senate on what we see as an ego fight. The Speaker and his team have decided not to join the battle between the Senate and the Presidency.

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“We actually met and opted out of the fray because it has degenerated to ego politics, especially on the issue of confirmation of nominees from the Executive.

“We believe that there are issues which should be left to the court to decide in line with the principle of separation of powers.

“We do not want Nigerians to look at us as if we are fighting for the sake of power and ego.’’

The source said the Reps would rather join issues with the Executive if it fails to implement the budget or other state matters that have a direct impact on Nigerians.

“We will tackle the Executive on roads, employment, affordable health care, good education, and basic needs for the citizenry,’’ he said.

“The way the ego fight is going, Nigerians are beginning to cast aspersions on members of the National Assembly. We are being misunderstood by Nigerians; they are getting agitated against us. Yet, we are really working hard but the backlash of the resentment of the public against the Senate is also affecting members of the House.”

A top source said, “The Senators plotting the removal of the Acting President are not even aware that they cannot remove an Acting President. If they are after Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, they should wait till he reverts to his position as the Vice President.

“The only option the Senators have now is to serve an impeachment notice on President Muhammadu Buhari, which will be suicidal.

“This is why the Senators must be circumspect or else they will plunge the nation into crisis.

“Even northerners backing the subtle impeachment agenda should appreciate the fact that President Buhari is actually the ultimate target of all the threats from the Senate.

“Let them go through Section 143 before going ahead with their impeachment plot of which kite was flown on Tuesday.”