‘It’s purely politics,’ Buhari’s aide defends Dogara’s return to APC

Bashir Ahmad, Personal Assistant on New Media to President Muhammadu Buhari has defended the defection of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC).

Ahmad, in a tweet on Friday, July 34, 2020, said Dogara’s decision to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC is purely politics, saying the former Speaker didn’t break any rule.

He tweeted, “That’s purely politics, no rule is broken here, Obaseki left and Dogara is back. That’s the law of this game, when you leave, another will come and fill the space. And it will continue to be like that till the end of the game. The best, don’t stress yourself over it. Be moderate!”

Ahead of the 2019 general elections in 2018, Dogara alongside former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki and some governors defected to the PDP.

Following his defection, Dogara was reelected into the House of Representatives on the platform of the PDP in 2019.

However, two years after joining the opposition party, the former Speaker on Friday, July 24, 2020, rejoined the ruling party.

Dogara (right) visited President Buhari in company of Governor Buni (left) on Friday, July 24, 2020 [Presidency] Pulse Nigeria

In a bid to announce his defection, Dogara visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Villa in the company of the caretaker chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni.

After their meeting with the President, Buni announced that Dogara was back to the APC adding that Buhari was excited at the development.