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The Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has described as against the democratic precepts and principles the practice where elected government officials especially from the Executive arm are regarded as leaders of political parties in Nigeria. Dogara, who stated this when receiving a delegation from the International Republican Institute (IRI), led by its President, Daniel Twinning in Abuja said that ...

Members of the opposition, People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), in the House of Representatives, on Thursday, jubilated over the announcement by a lawmaker, Jagaba Adams, (Kagarko/Kachia) of Kaduna state, when he said that he was now with the opposition, instead of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) where he won his seat. Jagaba, while contributing to a motion of urgent public ...

The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has denied attacking his political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other political parties. In a rejoinder signed by his special adviser on Media and Public affairs, Turaki Hassan, Dogara said that he never mentioned any political party, while delivering a recent speech. “Our attention has been drawn to stories ...

  The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that Nigeria’s political parties, including the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and others are weak, unstable, lacking functional party apparatus, and also suffering from low organisational capacity and internal democracy. He said political parties that refused to embrace reforms to institute ...

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has said that he believes in consensus and reconciliation among politicians. He stated this at the weekend during a reception held in his honour at his village Gwaranga, Bogoro Local Government Area to celebrate his 50th birthday. The Speaker was reacting to a remark made by ‎Aminu Tukur, the member representing Lere/Bula constituency ...

“This is the way we must go as our constitutional order is organised in a way that deliberately denies any of the three arms the strength to go at it alone on any national issue. That was the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara calling for a better working relationship between the Executive and the Legislature. The call ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has written the National Assembly that he will  present the 2018 Appropriation Bill to the joint sitting on Tuesday, November 7. Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara read the letter at plenary on Thursday. In the letter, the President requested to present the Budget at 2 o’clock on Tuesday, and the  House approved of the appointment. Members ...