Tag: Dogara
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[See full letter] Why I dumped PDP for APC – Dogara
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has explained why he left the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter of resignation addressed to the Bogoro ‘C’ Ward Chairman of the PDP, Dogara cited failure of governance in his home state, Bauchi, under the administration…
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BREAKING: Dogara dumps PDP, returns to APC
The immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has, again, decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former Speaker along with the Governor of Yobe state, Mai Mala Buni, met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja on Friday. Dogara, a member…
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Atiku, Saraki, Dogara, Melaye, other PDP leaders with ‘links’ to Hushpuppi must be investigated – APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on anti-graft agencies to investigate the link between some notable leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the leader of the Dubai based international e-fraudster Ramon Olorunwa Abbas popularly known as “Hushpuppi”. The party said the media space has been awashed with reports of criminal…
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Ondo 2020: No PDP aspirant will be unjustly disqualified- Dogara
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Screening Committee for Ondo State governorship election has assured the party aspirants that none of them would be unjustly disqualified. The Chairman of the Committee and immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Yakubu Dogara, gave the assurance while speaking with newsmen shortly after screening the aspirants in…
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PDP appoints ex-Speaker Dogara head of screening committee for Ondo primaries
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, as the chairman of its screening committee for the Ondo State governorship primaries. The appointment is contained in a statement issued by its National Organising Secretary, Col. Austin Akobundu (retd) in Abuja on Wednesday. Akobundu said…
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We’ll perform better than Saraki, Dogara’s eight assembly, Speaker Gbajabiamila boasts
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, on Sunday said Nigerians should expect better service delivery from the ninth National Assembly. Gbajabiamila gave the commitment in Lagos while speaking at a reception dinner organised for him by the state government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the dinner was attended…
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Speakership: PDP coalition wants Dogara to contest against Gbajabiamila
A coalition of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) support groups in Bauchi State has called on the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara to contest for second term as Speaker. This is coming on the heels of the decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to back Mr Femi Gbajabiamila for the speakership position in the…
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NASS leadership: Saraki, Dogara, Secondus, PDP govs in crucial meeting
The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, the National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus and PDP governors on Thursday engaged in a crucial meeting over the leadership of the 9th Assembly, other national and current issues. Though the meeting at the Bayelsa State Governor’s lodge in Abuja was…
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How Oyedepo changed my life forever – Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has narrated how his contact with the Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church, David Oyedepo in 1988 changed his entire life forever. According to Dogara, who met with Oyedepo, he had been a son of the bishop since his university days. “I first came in contact with…
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9th Assembly: Dogara denies joining speakership race
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, on Sunday said he was not in the the race for the Speakership of the 9th National Assembly. This was contained in a statement by his spokesman, Turaki Hassan. It said the clarification became necessary to distance the Speaker from the fake news being pushed…