2023: Dogara Kinsmen Pledge Support For Tinubu

Associates of a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, have declared their support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu.

Naija News reports that Dogara, who represents the Dass/Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, is one of those against the same faith ticket fielded by the APC.

Disappointed with Tinubu’s choice of running mate, Dogara dumped the party for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and pitched his tenth with Atiku Abubakar.

However, in a fresh development on Thursday, kinsmen of the former Speaker have pledged their support for Tinubu; his running mate, Kashim Shettima; the governorship candidate of the APC, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar (retd.); and other candidates of the APC in the state.

The supporters, under the umbrella of “Bogoro, Dass, and Tafawa Balewa Christian Support Group for APC,” said they rallied to tell their presidential candidate and the party that they would go house-to-house to mobilise support ahead of the general elections.

Speaking at the event, one of the organisers of the rally and former aspirant of Dass/Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro, Dr Godfrey Manasseh, said their decision to support Tinubu was because of his achievements in Lagos State when he was governor.

He said, “We are here today as Christians from this constituency to declare that we have decided collectively to support the Jagaban Nigeria. We have endorsed all candidates, including Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.

“Our resolution is borne out of several factors, a few of which include the fact that Jagaban, as the governor of Lagos State, was able to raise men who are Nigerians. Jagaban alone is an institution.

“He also has a wife who is a Christian, and he is a Muslim.”