Dogara: I was Never Invited to a Meeting with Buhari
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara
Damilola Oyedele in Abuja
Contrary to reports that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, was invited to a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night, the Speaker has denied knowledge of such meeting.
There had been reports that Buhari would hold a meeting with Dogara and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila who was the choice of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership for the speakership position, as part of efforts to douse the crises currently surrounding the election of the House leadership.
But the Dogara in a statement signed his Special Adviser Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Turaki Adamu Hassan, said he was not invited to any meeting.
The statement read: “Attention of the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives has been drawn to some news reports about a purported meeting between Mr. Speaker, the President and some members of the House under the platform of the APC.”
“We wish to make it abundantly clear that there was never a time the Speaker was invited for a meeting with the president on Wednesday July 1, 2015.”
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara
Damilola Oyedele in Abuja
Contrary to reports that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, was invited to a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night, the Speaker has denied knowledge of such meeting.
There had been reports that Buhari would hold a meeting with Dogara and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila who was the choice of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership for the speakership position, as part of efforts to douse the crises currently surrounding the election of the House leadership.
But the Dogara in a statement signed his Special Adviser Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Turaki Adamu Hassan, said he was not invited to any meeting.
The statement read: “Attention of the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives has been drawn to some news reports about a purported meeting between Mr. Speaker, the President and some members of the House under the platform of the APC.”
“We wish to make it abundantly clear that there was never a time the Speaker was invited for a meeting with the president on Wednesday July 1, 2015.”
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