From Mustapha Adamu, Kano
A pro-democracy organization, Rural Community Development Outreach (RCDO) has advised former Speaker of House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara to desist from using cheap blackmail against Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state to relaunch himself into political relevance.
The group, particularly frowned at Dogara’s reaction to Governor Bala’s address to protesting youths during the hunger protest, describing it as a calculated attempt to destroy the cordial relationship between Governor Bala and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his bid to curry favour and rewrite his name in the good books of the President.
In a Statement signed by RCDO National Coordinator, Comrade Ikenna Ellis Ezenekwe, and National Secretary, Bisi Yewande Jide and issued in Kano on Monday, the pro-democracy group who described Dogara’s attack on Governor Bala over the protest statement as “cunning and insincere,” recalled how Dogara openly opposed President Tinubu’s presidential ambition even though they were in the same party, the All Progressive Congress (APC).
RCDO urged President Tinubu to be wary of the latest antics of the former Speaker of House of Representatives, insisting that Dogara was only desperate to regain political relevance rather than pursuing matters of national interest.
According to the group: “Hon. Yakubu Dogara, in what can only be described as a desperate bid to regain political relevance, has embarked on a campaign of blackmail and incitement against Governor Bala Mohammed.
“This is the same Dogara who, during the 2023 presidential election, opposed President Tinubu’s Muslim/Muslim ticket and campaigned against him after being denied the position of Vice Presidential running mate.
“In a stunning display of hypocrisy, Dogara has now positioned himself as a defender of the Tinubu Administration, launching baseless attacks against Governor Mohammed in an attempt to curry favor with the President.”
