House of Reps Warn APC Over Plot to Expel Speaker Dogara

House of Reps Warn APC Over Plot to Expel Speaker Dogara

Some members of the House of Representatives, under the auspices of Parliamentary Democrats Group (PDG) have warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) to avoid intimidating Speaker Yakubu Dogara over his plans to ditch the party.

Presenting the lawmakers position after a meeting in Abuja yesterday, spokesman of the group, Timothy Golu (PDP, Plateau) said the APC was merely wasting its time in trying to force Dogara to remain in the party.

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.

“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 dumping the ruling party.