“The House Of Representatives speaker, Yakubu Dogara was absent at the last NEC meeting of the ruling All Progressives Congress for reasons not known to the public. Following speculations that the Speaker might just be using the move to ascertain the wild spread speculations that he is ready to decamp from APC to PDP.”
Dogara’s deputy chief of staff, C.I.D Madabum, explained in a letter to the APC national Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole that the speaker was out of the country during the NEC meeting.
Madabum also explained that a letter meant to inform the speaker of the NEC meeting didn’t arrive until August 27, 2018.
Read Dogara’s Letter for being absent at APC NEC meeting
“I am directed to acknowledge your letter dated 14th August 2018 but received on 27th August 2018 inviting His Excellency, Speaker, House of Representatives to the meeting of the APC national executive committee (NEC) scheduled to hold on 30th August 2018.
“I am further directed to most respectfully inform you that His Excellency, the honourable speaker, is regrettably out of the country at the moment and would, therefore, be unable to attend.
“Please convey the sincere regrets of His Excellency, the Honourable Speaker to Mr. President and all the leaders of the party as he wishes all a successful deliberation at the meeting.
“Please accept as always the highest consideration and best wishes of his Excellency, the speaker, house of representatives.”
The APC NEC meeting held at the ruling party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Thursday, August 30, 2018.
The meeting had in attendance President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Adams Oshiomhole and national leader of the party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other party leaders.
