Reps vow to defend Dogara against possible impeachment.
The Members of the House of Representatives under the umbrela of the Parliamentary Democrats Group (PDG) on Friday stated that they were now keeping vigil and” are fully prepared to defend the “authority, right and mandate of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara against any threat from any quarters” on his proposed plan to quit the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP
This was contained in a Statement made available to news men by the Spokesperson of the group, Hon. Timothy Golu , in Abuja yesterday.
They made it clear that “any attempt to undermine the legislature or the speaker’s position on account of his desire to seek re-election through the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) will be resisted from all fronts by members across party divides”
The Statement reads, ” Our attention has been drawn to media reports suggesting that the leadership of All Progressives Congress, (APC) is plotting to remove the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara after he accepted PDP nomination forms from his constituents to re-contest his seat.
“Much as we believe that this is an exercise in futility, we however want to state categorically clear that any attempt to instigate crisis or undermine the authority, right or position of the Speaker on account of this political action, which is legal and constitutional will meet a brick wall from members.
“As it is now, not only Speaker Yakubu Dogara, we have many other members, including a principal officer who have signified interest to join the band wagon. So we can effectively say that on resumption, Dogara will be presiding over a House with PDP in majority”
” We have already mobilized our members to monitor situations and keep vigil 24/7 both in National Assembly and outside to ensure that no any act of impunity is brought to bear on account of Speaker’s political decision”
Hon : Dogara. Had on Thursday accepted the PDP nomination and expression of interest forms from his constituents on Thursday to seek reelection into the House of Representatives.
