NASS does not hate Buhari ― Dogara explains

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has
declared unequivocally that the National Assembly is not in any way
opposed nor hate President Muhammadu Buhari but concerned about
good governance and delivery of dividends of democracy to
Nigerians.

The Speaker who was addressing PDP supporters on Saturday during
the flagging off of the gubernatorial campaign of the party held in
Bununu said that “let me correct this impression that the NASS
hates President Muhammadu Buhari, it is the handiwork of political
distractors. The NASS does not hate the President, all we are doing
is to ensure that the needful was done”.

Citing the happening in the US as an example, Yakubu Dogara
explained that each of the three arms of government has its
constitutional assigned roles and functions and must work together
for the good of the people.

He added that when he brought some developmental projects to the
state, the APC led administration in Bauchi state did everything
humanly to frustrate it “but later when the projects were completed
they claimed that it was Federal Government projects thereby
causing confusion among the people”.

he Speaker who spoke in Hausa narrated how his effort to
reconstruct the Bununu Central Mosque was frustrated saying, “when
we sent Engineers from the Federal Ministry of Works, the local
government authority refused to cooperate with them claiming that
if the work was done they (the government dictionaries) will lose
their jobs. We were left with no option but to go to Bar and did it
“.

He added that “they said that we padded the budget only to turn
around to say that the projects executed were done by the Federal
Government. Does it mean that the President padded? He asked.

Yakubu Dogara added that there’s no way he as the Speaker will
beg a Minister for projects but rather it is the Minister who
should lobby the NASS for project allocation to his or her
Ministry.

He then assured that he will continue to do his best to ensure
that democracy thrives in the country just as he appealed to all
those involved in the electoral process to play the game in
accordance with the laws and regulations.