Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Wednesday, assured Nigerians that the house would pass the 2019 budget upon resumption of plenary by Tuesday, April 2, He also said the National Assembly would not rubber stamp the N8.83trn 2019 budget saying, “We hope to pass the appropriation bill as soon as we reconvene […]Read More
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Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara is making frantic moves to retain his seat when the 9th National Assembly will be inaugurated in June this year, Daily Trust has learnt. Dogara’s moves, it was learnt, are coming despite the fact that he is now a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). […]Read More
House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) was on Sunday declared winner of Dass, Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro Federal Constituency Bauchi. He polled 73,609 votes to secure a fourth consecutive term. He defeated his closest rival Dalhatu Kantana of the All Progressive Congress APC who bagged 50,708 votes. The returning officer, […]Read More
From the All Progressives Congress (APC) has come a piece of advice for House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara — he should not recontest his seat. “A humiliating defeat” awaits him, the party said. Reacting to the defection of the Speaker to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Acting National Organising Secretary Yekini Nabena said it […]Read More