Constituency commends ex-Speaker Dogara’s 16-year representation

A group under the banner of G:16 of Bogoro, Dass and Tafawa-Balewa Federal Constituency has commended the former speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara for his impactful 16 years’ representation at the green chamber.

The group, in the commendation, contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Bauchi, said that Dogara outperformed others who had represented the constituency.

Signed by the Chairman of the group, Yusuf Titus Terry, the statement recalled that Dogara was first elected from 2007 – 2015 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) when he achieved so much for his constituency.

The statement further recalled that after winning the election in 2015 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), he was duly elected by his colleagues as Speaker of the 8th Assembly.

“After four years of being the speaker, he was lobbied by the constituents to contest again but Dogara said it was good to allow a new face to represent the Constituency.

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“But the people of Bogoro, Dass and Tafawa-Balewa Federal Constituency said that if Dogara refused to contest, the seat of the constituency has to remain vacant and that statement by the constituents made him contest and won the election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) without any challenge,” the statement stated.

Yusuf Terry explained that it was only during Dogara’s representation that the constituency witnessed both human and infrastructural development, and funds ranging from N50,000 to N100,000 each were distributed to over 7000 women when he celebrated his 50th birthday to help them boost their businesses.

He said that n 2019, Dogara donated an ambulance to Bogoro, Dass and Tafawa-Balewa primary health care centres, apart from the earth dams he constructed and provided them with water pumping machines in the three local government areas that constituted the constituency to boost irrigation and dry season farming.

Terry, who also said that it was only during Dogara’s representation that each and every ward in Bogoro, Dass and Tafawa Balewa was able to have access to a good road network, said that Dogara before becoming the speaker, served as chairman  House services, among others.

On his part, the Public Relations Officer of the group, Benjamin Nabale Biruwa said Bogoro, Dass and Tafawa-Balewa Federal Constituency has set a record as the first constituency in Bauchi State to return a member to the House of Representatives for its fourth consecutive term.

He said, as the Speaker, Dogara ensured the speedy passage of the ‘NotTooYoungToRun bill and also facilitated the establishment of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) which was sponsored by him.