Dogara picks PDP nomination form

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has picked the nomination form to return to the National Assembly on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, multiple sources familiar with the development have told Premium Times.
The speaker picked the form yesterday, a day after dozens of his constituents travelled to Abuja from his home state of Bauchi to urge him to continue his good work at the national legislature.
Dogara has apparently now chosen to leave the APC.
The Bauchi politician was first elected to the parliament in 2007 as a member of the PDP, Nigeria’s ruling party from 1999-2015.
He defected to the APC in 2014 as part of the newPDP bloc that revolted ahead of the 2015 elections.
The loss of the new-PDP bloc to the APC was considered a major factor responsible for the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan and the emergence of Muhammadu Buhari as the first opposition flag-bearer to defeat an incumbent in the country’s postindependence history.
“He has picked up a PDP nomination form,” a source close to the Speaker told Premium Times yesterday night.
“They are filling it now and should be submitting it by tomorrow (Thursday).” The disclosure was corroborated by another top PDP official at the Wadata House yesterday night, saying: “I can confirm it, he picked up the form already,” the official said under anonymity to avoid offending Dogara, whom they described as a new bride.”