Dogara secretly meets Buhari again

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August 19, 2016 7:10 PM

Dogara had visited the President two weeks ago presumably over the ongoing budget padding crisis rocking the lower chamber.

President Muhammadu Buhari and Speaker Yakubu Dogara

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr

Dogara visited the President two weeks ago presumably over the ongoing budget padding crisis rocking the lower chamber.

After his first meeting with the President, he had told State House correspondents that budget padding is not a crime, boasting that he has nothing to be afraid of concerning the matter.

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