2019: What PDP said about Dogara’s defection from APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Sunday welcomed Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara back to its fold.
PDP said Dogara’s return was a courageous response to the party’s call on compatriots to put all hands on deck and rescue the nation.
The party further described “Hon. Dogara’s decision to abandon the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) as a patriotic and nationalistic move that demonstrates that he is a statesman, who is committed to the progress of our nation, particularly at this trying time.”
A statement by PDP’s spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, said Dogara’s move was reflective of the wishes and aspiration of his larger constituency.
According to the party’s scribe, the decision was also in tandem with the determination of Nigerians across board to rally on the platform of the repositioned PDP to vote out the “incompetent, divisive and corrupt APC administration, which has caused untold harm to our nation in the last three years.
PDP stated that Dogara has continued to “conduct the affairs of the House of Representatives with the highest level of commitment, resulting in a very productive legislature under his leadership, despite the unmitigated efforts by the Buhari Presidency and the APC to distract him.”
Furthermore, the opposition party said the return of Dogara and other leaders who had earlier left its fold was a clear testament that the issues that led to their exit in the first place have all been addressed under the repositioned and rebranded PDP.
The statement added, “The patriotic action of Hon. Dogara and other leaders who left the APC has further strengthened the surging hope by Nigerians as they collectively rally on the platform of the PDP to rescue our nation from the misrule of the APC and return her to the path of national cohesion, peace and economic prosperity for which our party is known.”
He added that “Dogara’s return is a pointer to the victory of the PDP both in Bauchi State and at the federal level,” noting that his huge electoral value will contribute immensely to the return of PDP to power at all levels.
