Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the
house of representatives, has reportedly picked the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) nomination form to return to the lower legislative chamber.
The development is an indication
that the speaker has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the
PDP.
Dogara was said to have picked
the form, and that of expression of interest, on Wednesday.
PUNCH quoted a member of the PDP
national working committee as saying: “Yes, he (Dogara) had picked our forms,
but don’t quote me, he has joined us.”
The speaker is expected to
formally announce his defection when the lawmakers return from recess later
this month.
WHY IS DOGARA LEAVING THE APC?
Over the past few months, the
executive and the national assembly have been at loggerheads, and this has
forced a considerable number of the lawmakers to dump the APC for PDP,
including Senate President Bukola Saraki.
Dogara was among those rumoured
to have been plotting his defection when about 37 members of the house of
representatives left the ruling party.
Although the speaker had stayed
back, he has not been seen in recent meetings of the party.
While announcing that he was
returning to the green chamber for another term, Dogara hinted at a grievance
with some members of the APC.
He had said: “Some people said
they will retire us from politics, but we want to inform them that only God and
the electorate can retire us.”
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