Some members of the House of Representatives, under the auspices of
Parliamentary Democrats Group (PDG) have cautioned the All Progressives
Congress (APC) to avoid intimidating Speaker Yakubu Dogara over his
plans to dump the party.
Spokesman of the group, Timothy Golu
(PDP, Plateau) who presented the lawmakers’ position after a meeting in
Abuja yesterday, described “APC’s desperate attempt to keep Dogara in
the party” as “sheer waste of time.”
The group said, Dogara
reserves the right to defect to any political party of his choice
without fear of impeachment as the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, saying APC has no right to sack him from the position.
“It
is laughable that the APC is begging the Speaker to remain in a party
that has failed. Whereas the APC worked against his emergence, other
members who saw his nationalistic spirit voted for him.
“He is the speaker of the House of Representatives, not of the APC,” Golu said.
The
group wondered why APC wants to retain the Speaker’s position after
humiliating Dogara and his associates from the ward congress of the
party in Bauchi State.
It accused the Adams Oshiomhole-led APC of
‘impunity and undemocratic conduct,’ saying lawmakers were solidly
behind the Speaker and would ensure that he retained his position even
after defection.
Source: DailyTrust
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