Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the
house of representatives, says some people are making moves to get him off
politics, but only God and the electorate can achieve that.
Over the months, the executive
and the national assembly have been at loggerheads, and a considerable number
of the lawmakers have dumped the ruling All Progressives Progress (APC) for
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Dogara, however, has remained in
the APC, but hasn’t been seen in recent meetings of the party.
Addressing his constituents on
Tuesday, Dogara said he would recontest Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa federal
constituency seat in the 2019 election.
He added that those who think
they can sack him from politics should know that they have just begun.
“Some people said they will
retire us from politics, but we want to inform them that only God and the
electorate can retire us,” he said,
“I started hearing some rumours
and some people were already celebrating that I won’t run again. Nobody can
impose leadership on you. Only you, our people, can choose who will represent
you.
“Because you came, because of
your sacrifice, I want to announce to you that I will run to once again
represent our constituency. I will soon come to meet you at home to make this
formal.
“I am shocked and surprised
because I never thought or imagined that when I woke up today, I will see this
mammoth crowd in my house.
“I am seeing faces of people we
started this journey with me since 2007. I pray God rewards you for this
sacrifice. I was almost tired having been doing the same thing for almost 12
years now.”
He promised to continue
attracting development to his area by building roads, hospitals, schools and
create opportunities for our people to thrive.
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