Tag: Dogara
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Death Threats: Nigeria still running a democratic government, Dogara tells Buhari, Oshiomhole
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement that whoever rigged the 2019 general elections should be ready to die was a violation of Nigerian laws. Dogara, who addressed a press conference on Monday in Abuja, argued that Nigerian laws have provided sanctions for electoral offenders, adding that…
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2019: Its time for North-east to produce president – Dogara
From Jonas Ike, Abuja Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has said that the February 16 Presidential election offers a very rare opportunity for the north east to produce a president in the person of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking in Bauchi on Tuesday…
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JUST IN: Dogara officially announces defection to PDP
…as lawmakers approve N30,000 minimum wage …2019 budget passes second reading …House adjourns plenary till February 19 The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Tuesday officially announced his defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Speaker made the announcement during plenary on Tuesday.…
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30,000 too small, pay ‘living-wage’ not ‘minimum wage’ – Dogara tells FG
Speaker of the House of Representaties, Hon. Yakubu Dogara on Monday urged the Federal Goverment to pay workers a living wage and not minimum wage, while stressing that N30, 000 demanded by organised labour is too small. Dogara made the remarks during a public hearing on the minimum wage bill. His words: “While we’re not…
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Elections: We have evidence Bauchi Govt arming thugs with assault rifles – Dogara
..Says not opposing Gov Abubakar because he isn’t originally from Bauchi state Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has disclosed plans to unleash violence on the people of Bauchi State during the forthcoming elections, adding that there is evidence that the state government has procured assault rifles for that purpose. He also…
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No rift between Buhari and NASS – Dogara
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, says the National Assembly does not hate President Muhammadu Buhari. Dogara said this on Saturday at the kick-off of the Peoples Democratic Party campaign for the governorship and National Assembly candidates in Bununu, Bauchi State. “None of us hates President Buhari and we are not against him,…
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Insecurity: Dogara Accuses Northern Elders, Elites of Conspiracy of Silence
…Says Buhari is not serious about ending ASUU strike From Jonas Ike, Abuja Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has challenged northern Nigerian elders to raise their voices against the endemic insecurity in the region just as they did during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Speaking in Lafia, Nasarawa state…
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Buhari, Saraki, Dogara, others mourn Shagari
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the news of the passing away of the First Executive President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Shagari. The president’s condolence message was contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday. The President said:…
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Strike: Saraki, Dogara sue parliamentary workers
Senate President Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, have dragged workers of the National Assembly to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria to restrain them from closing down the federal parliament. The workers, under the aegis of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), are currently on an industrial action…
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Alex Badeh: Saraki, Dogara, Okowa, others react to murder of Ex-Defence Chief
Reactions have started trailing the murder of the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, retired Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh by unknown gunmen on Tuesday. The Nigerian Air Force had announced in a series of tweets late Tuesday that Mr Badeh was shot dead by unknown gunmen yesterday along the Abuja-Keffi road. In his reaction…