A political goup, known as Bauchi All Progressives Congress (APC) Concerned Forum has implored President Bola Tinubu to offer former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara ministerial appointment.
The group leader, Alhaji Musa Kawulem, issued the advice during an interview with journals in Bauchi over the weekend.
Kawulem implored the nation’s leader to appoint credible and competent Nigerians into his cabinet of which Dogara possesses such qualities.
The chairman recalled how Dogara ensured that Tinubu emerged as the flagbearer of the APC during the presidential primaries.
He maintained that Dogara was at the forefront of rigorous campaign for Tinubu before the primary election in May.
Kawulem furthered that the claim that Dogara was against Muslim-Muslim ticket fielded by the APC was untrue, noting that such claim was a handiwork of some rumour merchants.
He said, “There are many insinuations making the round that Yakubu Dogara was against the Muslim-to-Muslim ticket before the conduct of the general election, I want to say that Dogara is not a religious fanatic nor is he bias in his judgements.
“He embraces everyone, irrespective of one’s religion, tribe, and political party. He was only showing patriotism to how things are done in the past where the president candidate is a Muslim and the Vice-president candidate is a Christian
“Dogara’s achievements are too numerous to mention, he was instrumental to the establishment of the Northeast Development Commission where a lot of development has already taken place in the region.
“He has also brought development to Bauchi state where he built schools, constructed roads, places of worship and empowered people of the state, especially in his constituency.”
The City Gazette recalls that Dogara a former ally of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu left the ruling APC when the party announced the adoption of Muslim-muslim ticket for the last presidential poll.
