The People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, as a member of the party\u2019s Presidential Campaign Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Director-General of the PDP\u2019s Presidential Campaign Council and governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, who disclosed this on Sunday via a statement made available to The Guardian, said the appointment was with immediate effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The statement reads in part: \u201cThe leadership of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council wishes to formally announce that Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has been appointed as a member of the Presidential Campaign Council with immediate effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is part of our continuous effect in joining hands with our presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to recover our great country, Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dogara, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress, had expressed his grievances over the sane-faith, Muslim-Muslim ticket of the APC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, the Northern Leaders Consultative Forum, comprising Christian and Muslim religious and political leaders of northern extraction, including Dogara, on Friday, endorsed Atiku.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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