Much have been said over how Saraki and Dogara emerged leaders of the national Assembly and how this have slowed down the Buhari administrator’s programmes. But little was known of the role Abubakar Atiku played in the emergence of the duo until now.
However, thanks to the book written by Dogara, we now know that Atiku gave ‘solid voice” of support to Dogara and Saraki. This one may be tempted to say was part of his plan to frustrate PMB government and then help himself to the presidency.
Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar “solidly” backed Bukola Saraki’s bid to be senate president in 2015 — despite strong opposition from the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), apparently including President Muhammadu Buhari. Ahmed Lawan was the choice of the APC leadership for senate president
In his biography, ‘A Reed Made Flint’, authored by Ovation publisher, Dele Momodu, Dogara provided more insight into the politics that ushered in the President Muhammadu Buhari administration in May 2015.
The biography, made available to only TheCable, is due for public presentation on December 26, 2017 to mark the 5oth birthday of the speaker.
If I don’t say this to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s credit I will not be fair to him. It will amount to travesty. At the time when most leaders in the APC were not showing sympathy to our cause, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar came out as one solid voice in support of both the candidature of the now Senate President (Bukola Saraki) and my humble self
