Yakubu Dogara, immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, has again decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the GUARDIAN reported.
The former Speaker along with the Governor of Yobe state, Mai Mala Buni, were said to had met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja on Friday.
Dogara, a member of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) served as the 14th Speaker of the House of Representatives.
He currently represents Bogoro/Dass, Nigeria/Tafawa Balewa, Federal constituency of Bauchi State since 2007.
He was led to the president’s office in the state House by the Chairman of APC Caretaker/National Planning Committee and Governor of Yobe state, Mai Mala Buni, who intimated Buhari of the latest development in the party.
The former speaker did not speak when requested by State House correspondents, but Buni confirmed that he has become a member of the APC.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria in its report, Buni, who spoke on behalf of Dogara to journalists, revealed that his task of reconciling former aggrieved members of the APC had started yielding fruitful results with the return of Dogara back to the party.
He said, “We paid courtesy call on the President in continuation of our effort to rebuild the party. We are here to see Mr President and brief him on the developments.
“People shouldn’t be surprised seeing the former Speaker in the villa. He is a member of the APC and this is because the reason he left the APC is no more there. “Yeah, he’s back.
“We are meeting all our aggrieved members, particularly who have interest in coming back to the party. They should feel free to do so.
“We are assuring them and there is no crime in double assurance.
“We will do justice to all our members and that’s what will bring peace and that is what will guarantee peaceful coexistence; that is what will bring the consolidation of the party, the rebuilding of the party.
“Without doing justice, you cannot achieve that and we are sure of doing justice to all our members.’’
The governor disclosed that the president had welcomed the return of Dogara to the APC, expressing delight over the development.
“He’s happy with the development. That’s what he’s looking for. We are rebuilding the party and these are the steps we are taking towards rebuilding the party,’’ he added.(NAN)
Dogara had in 2018 left the APC for the PDP.
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