PDP Reacts As Speaker Dogara Dumps APC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bauchi state chapter, has reacted to the alleged defection of Speaker Yakubu Dogara from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to its fold on Thursday.

Dogara, it was gathered, dumped the ruling APC after reportedly picking expression of interest and nomination forms of the opposition party to seek his re-election into the House in 2019.

Reacting to the development, the Bauchi PDP said the Speaker’s reported defection to its fold signals the imminent collapse of the APC.

“The defection of Dogara back to the PDP is an indication that President Buhari is packing out of the Villa because the speaker remains the only influential politician whose popularity has a negative tendency on Abubakar even as governor,” said Yayanuwa Zainabari, the PDP spokesman in the state.

“Nigerians are currently jubilating Dogara’s defection to PDP which is intended to rejuvenate the nation from APC’s jaw of hunger, poverty and insecurity,” the PDP spokesman told newsmen.

Speaker Dogara is the federal lawmaker representing Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa-Balewa constituency of Bauchi State in the lower legislative chamber of the National Assembly.